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Creator Preston, Charles Subject African Americans--Segregation

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1. Costumed man in a Shriners' parade

Creator:: Preston, Charles
Date of Original:: 1947
Collection:: Photographs
Contributing Institution:: Birmingham Public Library (Ala.)

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Creator:: Birmingham Police Department
Loveman's (Firm)
Hunt, Oscar V.
Jefferson County (Alabama). Board of Equalization
Birmingham Post Herald
Preston, Charles
Date of Original:: 1908/1966
Contributing Institution:: Birmingham Public Library (Ala.)