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A large group of African American women attend a luncheon.

Two unidentified men and two unidentified women pose for a portrait.

A young girl and boy sit on chairs playing with a stuffed animal and a toy car.

Six members of the National Association of Colored Graduate Nurses pose for a group photo at the 1940 annual meeting held in Los Angeles. Martha M. Franklin founded the organization in 1908. The first annual meeting took place in Boston in 1909.

Two women sit in a bedroom relaxing. The woman on the right is reading while the woman on the left is playing with a cat.On verso: "Tuskegee, Alabama School of Midwifery; 1945-1946; Last Class; Susie Thompson; Jacksonville, Florida."

A nurse takes notes during a conversation with a female patient lying in a hospital bed. A baby lies next to the woman in the bed while a man stands next to them.

Two nurses examine infants in a nursery. On verso: "Persons not serving in the nursery may look at the babies only through closed glass doors. The heated crib in the corner is the type in which the baby's head is not covered. The requisite space…

An unidentified woman wearing a black dress with a bow at the back of her neck poses for a portrait.

An unidentified woman in a lace-adorned dress poses for a portrait.

An unidentified woman wears a pearl necklace for her portrait session.

An unidentified woman wearing a pearl and lace pin on her suit poses for a portrait.

Elden poses for a portrait while wearing his Navy uniform hat.On verso: "Taken when he was home on leave from Navy 1 time. 6 years ago. He was my oldest boy."

Elden stands in his Navy uniform while posing for a picture.

Students in Howland School's grade 2B pose for a class photo at the end of the 1959 school year. Claudia Durham served as the teacher for this class.

A doctor listens to an infant's heartbeat during an examination.

An unidentified man wearing a hat and glasses poses for a portrait.

A man and a woman pose for a photo while standing in front of a voting booth. The photograph is autographed, "To my friend Adeline Jenkins from John J. Jones - Democrat Committeeman."

An unidentified man wearing a tuxedo poses for a portrait.

Three nurses stand around a display which includes an infant in a makeshift baby bed, a model house, and a tray with baby bottles. A sign on the wall to the right of the picture discusses safe maternity care.

A nurse spoon-feeds a patient lying in a hospital bed.

Provident Hospital nurses gather for a group photo. Provident Hospital was the first hospital in America owned and operated by African Americans.