The new book Vintage Black Glamour is filled with beautiful and inspiring images of black women throughout the 20th century. Here’s a look at some of them.
Valaida Snow
Snow is pictured conducting an orchestra in London, October 1934.
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Pearl Primus
Primus was a dancer and choreographer known for creating dances like “Strange Fruit” and “The Negro Speaks of Rivers.”
Carl Van Vechten/Van Vechten Trust/Yale Collection of American Literature, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library Carl Van Vechten
Margot Webb
The dancer is pictured in 1934.
Associated News
Margaret Tynes
The internationally-known singer is pictured in 1959.
Carl Van Vechten/Van Vechten Trust/Yale Collection of American Literature, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library Carl Van Vechten
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