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Henry Black, proprietor of Black's Hotel, Evansville, Ind.; Louis Earnest, successful stove repairer, Decatur, Ill.; M.J. Lehman, cigar manufacturer, Philadelphia; Huston Singleton, restaurateur and caterer, Decatur, Ill.; Robert Smalls, prominent business man., [image facing page 192][caption title]

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division

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The colored American from slavery to honorable citizenship

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Henry Black, proprietor of Black's Hotel, Evansville, Ind.; Louis Earnest, successful stove repairer, Decatur, Ill.; M.J. Lehman, cigar manufacturer, Philadelphia; Huston Singleton, restaurateur and caterer, Decatur, Ill.; Robert Smalls, prominent business man.

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Henry Black, proprietor of Black's Hotel, Evansville, Ind.; Louis Earnest, successful stove repairer, Decatur, Ill.; M.J. Lehman, cigar manufacturer, Philadelphia; Huston Singleton, restaurateur and caterer, Decatur, Ill.; Robert Smalls, prominent business man., [image facing page 192][caption title]
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The colored American from slavery to honorable citizenship

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1902
Place: Atlanta, Ga.
Publisher: J.L. Nichols & co.
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division
Shelf locator: Sc 973-G (Gibson, J. W. Colored American from slavery to honorable citizenship)
Topics
African American men
African American businesspeople
Genres
Illustrations
Portraits
Physical Description
Halftone photomechanical prints
Type of Resource
Still image
Languages
English
Identifiers
Barcode: 33433016481727
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11516426
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 01e9daa0-c6cf-012f-5f75-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

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  • 1902: Issued
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division, The New York Public Library. "Henry Black, proprietor of Black's Hotel, Evansville, Ind.; Louis Earnest, successful stove repairer, Decatur, Ill.; M.J. Lehman, cigar manufacturer, Philadelphia; Huston Singleton, restaurateur and caterer, Decatur, Ill.; Robert Smalls, prominent business man." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1902. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47de-1c22-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division, The New York Public Library. "Henry Black, proprietor of Black's Hotel, Evansville, Ind.; Louis Earnest, successful stove repairer, Decatur, Ill.; M.J. Lehman, cigar manufacturer, Philadelphia; Huston Singleton, restaurateur and caterer, Decatur, Ill.; Robert Smalls, prominent business man." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47de-1c22-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division, The New York Public Library. (1902). Henry Black, proprietor of Black's Hotel, Evansville, Ind.; Louis Earnest, successful stove repairer, Decatur, Ill.; M.J. Lehman, cigar manufacturer, Philadelphia; Huston Singleton, restaurateur and caterer, Decatur, Ill.; Robert Smalls, prominent business man. Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47de-1c22-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47de-1c22-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99 | title= (still image) Henry Black, proprietor of Black's Hotel, Evansville, Ind.; Louis Earnest, successful stove repairer, Decatur, Ill.; M.J. Lehman, cigar manufacturer, Philadelphia; Huston Singleton, restaurateur and caterer, Decatur, Ill.; Robert Smalls, prominent business man., (1902) |author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=November 22, 2024 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

Henry Black, proprietor of Black's Hotel, Evansville, Ind.; Louis Earnest, successful stove repairer, Decatur, Ill.; M.J. Lehman, cigar manufacturer, Philadelphia; Huston Singleton, restaurateur and caterer, Decatur, Ill.; Robert Smalls, prominent business man.