vintage pics of african americans

[kamikat]

. There is this gap of black American beauty (between hot comb hair straightening to chemical hair straightening) that just hasn't been documented. Its driving me crazy!

LD

I don't think hot combing ever went away. I certainly learned it in beauty school and worked in multi-racial shops where the stylists did it. As far as I can tell, the only thing that changed was that the stove is now electric. Before the electric flat iron become THE hot tool a few years ago, I did hot comb (just not as hot) straightening on other ethnicities, like East Indians and Jewish women, for special occasion hair.

 

[Lady Day]

Not went away, just the new popular method of connivence. Hot combing didnt last, where as a perm would last for weeks. I know the two were/are in tandem, Im just looking for that shift to perms over hot combing as the norm.

Or even everyday black women in the 1900s. Im intrigued to know what their hair looked like. Not styled portrait pieces, more documentarian stuff.

I guess my window is post slavery to about 1930. Perhaps Im just looking in an era what really dosent have much recorded history of that subject matter to begin with. *sigh*

LD

 

[Dixon Cannon]

Whoops! I didn't realize this was a beauty thread!!! Sorryyyyyyyy!!!
I got so excited thinking of great pictures I didn't read the thread just the topic! I can delete if you like!

-dixon cannon :eusa_doh:

 

[Lady Day]

Oh shush.
Your pictures are a great contribution. You are well within limits to post this type of content

LD

 

[deadpandiva]

Oh shush.
Your pictures are a great contribution. You are well within limits to post this type of content

LD

I found a website that had a high school yearbook page from the 1930's or forties. I found it by accient and will have to try and locate it again. I have been really interested in afrocan american hairstyles for women. I search ebay and esty from time to time but haven't had much luck.

 

[deadpandiva]

Theresa Harris

I love this picture of Theresa. She is one of my favorite actresses.

 

[Lady Day]

I found a website that had a high school yearbook page from the 1930's or forties. I found it by accient and will have to try and locate it again. I have been really interested in afrocan american hairstyles for women. I search ebay and esty from time to time but haven't had much luck.

THanks DPD, Id love that.
I found a few pictures floating around the tubal interwebs.

From left to right Im banking ladies #4 and #6 are wearing wigs.

LD

 

[Dixon Cannon]

From the current issue of Smithsonian:

Barred from many U.S. stages because of her race, Lillian Evanti (in 1925)
became an acclaimed soprano overseas. She sat for Addison Scurlock
dressed for the title role in Delibes' Lakmé.

-dixon cannon

 

[Avalon]

The beautiful and talented Nina Mae McKinney.

 

[cherry lips]

Wow, she's gorgeous! ^ *swoon*

 

[cecil]

The beautiful and talented Nina Mae McKinney.

Oh my god, those eyes! Very beautiful indeed.

 

[Tourbillion]

A few more, Victorians and Edwardians, for your perusal...

 

[Lady Day]

*oh* that last one is magical. There are names listed! We know who they are! WOW!

LD

 

[Inky]

oh that last one is indeed wonderful - I googled "America W. Robinson" and found this:

http://www.blackpast.org/?q=aah/robinson-lucas-america-w-ca-1855-post-1920

She was a member of the Jubilee Singers and perhaps this is a photo of the Singers themselves?

 

[Lady Day]

Okay, this is why I love history
And Inky, I believe you are right. This must be some incarnation of the Jubilee Singers.

LD

 

[Tourbillion]

A re-post of some photos from a black history site about the Tuskegee Institute. Sorry I don't have more information but it is historycooperative.org.


Tuskegee Institute

Booker T. Washington

Booker T. Washington And Family

Booker T. Washington And Family

John H. Washington and family.

Emmett J. Scott.

Emmett J. Scott And Family.

Jane E. Clark.

Robert R. Taylor.

George Washington Carver.

Lewis Adams.

 

[Tourbillion]

cont.

Chaplain Edgar J. Penney and his wife, Estelle C. Penney.

Margaret M. Washington (seated) and faculty of the industries for girls department.

Tuskegee Institute Executive Council.

The Tuskegee Students

An instructor and three graduates of Tuskegee Institute.

History class.

Tailoring division, Tuskegee Institute.

A corner of the millinery room, Tuskegee Institute

In the library.

Music class.

Geography class.

 

[Bustercat]

These are so, so cool.

 

[Inky]

Okay, this is why I love history
And Inky, I believe you are right. This must be some incarnation of the Jubilee Singers.

LD

Lady Day - wow, that is so very interesting and wonderful - i was just showing my husband this thread and we both are enjoying these pictures very much - it's great to find some history to go along with the photos.

On Mr. F.J. Loudin - http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ohport2/loudin/index.htm


Tourbillion - amazing photos! Thank you for reposting them here.

 

[deadpandiva]

http://northbysouth.kenyon.edu/2000/Beauty/School.htm

This entire website is actually pretty interesting. I wish the pictures were a little clearer.