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National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Convention Collection

Owning Institution: California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

About this Collection

This collection contains black and white photographs taken by an unknown photographer – most likely a delegate – to the 40th annual National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Convention held in Los Angeles, California, from July 12-17, 1949. View this collection on the contributor's website.
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22 items found in this collection

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African American couple posed in front of the Cyclone Racer, Long Beach, …
African American family posed on stairs in front of house
African American man in driveway, leaning against car
Attendees at banquet tables with a banner of the Citizen's Civic Club …
Attendees seated inside an unidentified church
The closing ceremony of the conference
Concluding session, Hollywood Bowl, 17 July 1949
Eighteen attendees pose for a group portrait during the 40th NAACP Convention, …
Group of delegates standing on sidewalk awaiting chartered convention buses
Group on front porch of building
Group photos July 1949
Group photos July 1949
Group photos July 1949
Group photos July 1949
Long Beach, CA, Downtown, July 1949
Long Beach, CA, Downtown, July 1949
Man climbing exterior staircase, woman looking down from top of stairs
Opening session, Second Baptist Church, 2412 Griffith Ave, Los Angeles, 12 July …
People walking up to church entrance
Street view of marquee and building, Lincoln Theatre, July 1949
Two African American women on balcony of house
View of the beach, roller coaster and downtown Long Beach, CA, July …
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