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James Chase preparing to take a photograph with William Tucker crouching next to him and Frances Freeman and others at a picnic table
Two photographs printed together. The bottom photograph includes James Chase preparing to take a photograph, and William Tucker crouching next to him. The top photograph includes Frances Freeman on box with others bending over lake picnic table…
Members of the Phyllis Wheatley Girls Club at their Mother's Day tea party
Members of the Phyllis Wheatley Girls Club at their Mother's Day tea party.
Top row from left to right: Alta Finley, Margery Boyd, Madeline Smith, Mrs. Charles V. Evans, Zrelda Gordon, Isabel Richerson. Front row from left to right: Bernice…
Top row from left to right: Alta Finley, Margery Boyd, Madeline Smith, Mrs. Charles V. Evans, Zrelda Gordon, Isabel Richerson. Front row from left to right: Bernice…
Prince Hall Masonic affiliation unit standing together at charter function
A newspaper clipping featuring the Prince Hall Masonic Affiliation unit standing together at charter function.
Top row from left to right: Charles Bridges, Howard Lanier, Rev. D. D. Banks, Charles Bridges. Second row from left to right: John…
Top row from left to right: Charles Bridges, Howard Lanier, Rev. D. D. Banks, Charles Bridges. Second row from left to right: John…
Keith Oka Drawing at His Desk
Keith Oka was born in Okayama, Japan in 1916. He immigrated to the United States with his mother, Rin, in 1919 and graduated from Broadway High School in Seattle in 1935. Oka worked as a commercial artist for many years serving as the art director…
Was She Abducted?
One of the most prominent Chinese American families in Spokane during the late-19th and early-20th century was the Ah Yen family. While local newspaper coverage of the Ah Yens reflects a measure of esteem for the prominent family, many articles are…
Spokane Chinese Aid War Effort
Attitudes toward Chinese Americans began to shift during World War II. As this article from the Spokesman-Review indicates, Americans of Chinese descent were seen as allies in the fight against Japan. For many Chinese Americans, support for…
"Welcome" Sign Greets Hip Sing Tong
This image and caption form the Spokesman-Review depicts Trent Alley decorated for an upcoming meeting of Hip Sing officials from across the United States. The Hip Sing Association was one of a number of organizations that played an important role in…
Noodle Grill on East Sprague Avenue
This illustration and caption from the Spokesman-Review describes the new home for the Noodle Grill, a popular Chinese Restaurant in Spokane that operated since the 1930s. The new location on East Sprague is indicative of the movement of Chinese…
Grant Elementary School, 6th grade class of 1979-1980
Picture of the 1979-1980 6th grade class of Grant Elementary School. In 1972 Edison Elementary, a school in the East Central neighborhood with a diverse study body with one of the highest enrollments of Black students in District 81, closed and the…
Grant Elementary School, Staff of 1980-1981
Picture of the Grant Elementary School staff of 1980-1981. In 1972 Edison Elementary, a school in the East Central neighborhood with a diverse study body with one of the highest enrollments of Black students in District 81, closed and the students…
Grant Elementary School, Staff of 1979-1980
Picture of the Grant Elementary School staff of 1979-1980. In 1972 Edison Elementary, a school in the East Central neighborhood with a diverse study body with one of the highest enrollments of Black students in District 81, closed and the students…
Grant Elementary School, Staff of 1978-1979
Picture of the Grant Elementary School staff of 1978-1979. In 1972 Edison Elementary, a school in the East Central neighborhood with a diverse study body with one of the highest enrollments of Black students in District 81, closed and the students…
Grant Elementary School, Staff of 1978-1979
Picture of the Grant Elementary School staff of 1978-1979. In 1972 Edison Elementary, a school in the East Central neighborhood with a diverse study body with one of the highest enrollments of Black students in District 81, closed and the students…
Grant Elementary School, Staff of 1976-1977
Picture of the Grant Elementary School staff of 1977-1978. In 1972 Edison Elementary, a school in the East Central neighborhood with a diverse study body with one of the highest enrollments of Black students in District 81, closed and the students…
Grant Elementary School, Staff of 1977-1978
Picture of the Grant Elementary School staff of 1977-1978. In 1972 Edison Elementary, a school in the East Central neighborhood with a diverse study body with one of the highest enrollments of Black students in District 81, closed and the students…
Grant Elementary School, 6th grade class of 1981-1982
Picture of the 1981-1982 6th grade class of Grant Elementary School. In 1972 Edison Elementary, a school in the East Central neighborhood with a diverse study body with one of the highest enrollments of Black students in District 81, closed and the…
Grant Elementary School, 5th or 6th grade class of 1980-1981
Picture of the 1980-1981 5th or 6th grade class of Grant Elementary School. In 1972 Edison Elementary, a school in the East Central neighborhood with a diverse study body with one of the highest enrollments of Black students in District 81, closed…
Grant Elementary School, 6th grade class of 1979-1980
Picture of the 1979-19780 6th grade class of Grant Elementary School. In 1972 Edison Elementary, a school in the East Central neighborhood with a diverse study body with one of the highest enrollments of Black students in District 81, closed and the…
Grant Elementary school, 5th grade class of 1978-1979
Picture of the 1978-1979 5th grade class of Grant Elementary School. In 1972 Edison Elementary, a school in the East Central neighborhood with a diverse study body with one of the highest enrollments of Black students in District 81, closed and the…
Grant Elementary school, 6th grade class of 1977-1978
Picture of the 1977-1978 6th grade class of Grant Elementary School. In 1972 Edison Elementary, a school in the East Central neighborhood with a diverse study body with one of the highest enrollments of Black students in District 81, closed and the…
Grant Elementary school, 5th or 6th grade class of 1976-1977
Picture of the 1976-1977 5th or 6th grade class of Grant Elementary School. In 1972 Edison Elementary, a school in the East Central neighborhood with a diverse study body with one of the highest enrollments of Black students in District 81, closed…
Edison School, 5th grade class of 1970-1971
Picture of the 1970-1971 5th grade class of Edison School. Located in the East Central neighborhood, Edison School had a diverse study body with one of the highest enrollments of Black students in District 81. The school closed in 1972 following a…
Edison School, 5th grade class of 1969-1970
Picture of the 1969-1970 5th grade class of Edison School. Located in the East Central neighborhood, Edison School had a diverse study body with one of the highest enrollments of Black students in District 81. The school closed in 1972 following a…
Edison School, 5th grade class of 1967-1968
Picture of the 1967-1968 5th grade class of Edison School. Located in the East Central neighborhood, Edison School had a diverse study body with one of the highest enrollments of Black students in District 81. The school closed in 1972 following a…
Edison School, 5th grade class of 1965-1966
Picture of the 1965-1966 5th grade class of Edison School. Located in the East Central neighborhood, Edison School had a diverse study body with one of the highest enrollments of Black students in District 81. The school closed in 1972 following a…
Edison School, 5th grade class of 1966-1967
Picture of the 1966-1967 5th grade class of Edison School. Located in the East Central neighborhood, Edison School had a diverse study body with one of the highest enrollments of Black students in District 81. The school closed in 1972 following a…
Cover of Readings in African American Culture
The cover of Readings in African American Culture: Resistance, Liberation, and Identity from the 1600s to the 21st Century. The book was written and edited by Professor Angela Schwendiman.
Gifted Hands Salon and Supply Business Card
A business card for Linda Wright, owner and stylist of Gifted Hands Salon and Supply.
Eastern Washington University Business Card
A business card for Angela Schwendiman, Assistant Dean and Africana Studies Director for Eastern Washington University.
Spokesman-Review/Black Lens Business Card
A business card for Amber D. Dodd, the Racial-Equity Reporter for the Spokesman-Review and the Black Lens.
Ebony Hair Business Card
A business and appointment card for Ebony Hair, a Black-owned hair salon in Spokane owned by Pam Thornton.
Dr. Scott Finnie playing basketball for Gonzaga University
Dr. Scott Finnie dribbling toward the basket during a basketball game between Gonzaga University and Weber State University. Finnie went to Gonzaga University on a basketball scholarship.
Cake celebrating African American Literature Program at Eastern Washington University
A cake celebrating the first anniversary of the African American Literature Program at Eastern Washington University from the academic year 2001-2002.
Eastern Washington University Africana Studies Event
Dr. Scott Finnie speaking at an event for Eastern Washington University's Africana Studies Program.
Eastern Washington University Africana Studies Awards Ceremony
A group photo, including Dr. Scott Finnie and students, at an awards ceremony for Eastern Washington University's Africana Studies Program.
Eastern Washington University Africana Studies Awards Ceremony
Dr. Scott Finnie speaking at an awards ceremony for Eastern Washington University's Africana Studies Program.