Vintage African American Icons

Historical figures including musicians and leaders, depicted in classic attire. The images reflect a vintage aesthetic with a focus on prominence in their fields.

American actor Sidney Poitier (born February 20, 1927), c.1962.

Nat King Cole. March 17, 1919 - Febryary 15, 1965. American jazz pianist and singer. Pictured here during a visit to Stockholm Sweden 1854 when performing there. Photo Kristoffersson.

New American Boxer Carl Coates ***** arrived tonight. March 17, 1954. (Photo by Bert Power/Fairfax Media).

Kaiser Matanzima (15 June 1915 - 15 June 2003) was a leader of the Transkei in South Africa

Dr. George Washington Carver, seated portrait, Tuskegee Institute, Tuskegee, Alabama, USA, Arthur Rothstein, U.S. Office of War Information, March 1942

Reftby super Constellation Marshall Clayton boxer. June 28, 1954.

American actor Sidney Poitier (born February 20, 1927), c.1962.

Paul Robeson, speaks to reporters after the Peekskill, N.Y. riot on Aug. 27, 1949. The violence prevented a Robeson concert to benefit the Civil Rights Congress. Many of the rioters were white WW2 veterans and several people seriously injured. - (BSLOC_2014_17_93)

Anefo photo collection. Guinea Bissau, Minister of Foreign Affairs Victor Saude Maria. September 29, 1980. Guinea Bissau

Anefo photo collection. Press conference Kenyase President Daniel Arap Moi in The Hague. Presidents, press conferences, portraits. June 21, 1979. The Hague, South Holland

Langston Hughes was a leader of the Harlem Renaissance in New York City in the 1920s. His poetry and fiction center on the struggle and joy of African American working class life (BSLOC_2017_20_167)

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., (1929-1968), American Civil Rights Leader

Nat King Cole

Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe (5 December 1924-27 February 1978) was a South African political dissident, who founded the Pan Africanist Congress in opposition to South Africa under apartheid.

Marvin Gaye Singer (1939-1984)

Photograph of Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968) an American Baptist minister, civil rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize-winner. Dated 20th century

Photograph of Julius Kambarage Nyerere leader of Tanzania (1922-1999) Tanzanian politician who served as the leader of Tanzania. Dated 1961

MUDDY WATERS.

1961 - Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Baptist Minister and Negro leader. He is the recipient of the Pearl Plafknar award for scholarship in 1951 and selected as one of the 10 outstanding personalities of 1956 by Time Magazine.

Nat King Cole. March 17, 1919 - Febryary 15, 1965. American jazz pianist and singer. Pictured here during a visit to Stockholm Sweden 1854 when performing there. Photo Kristoffersson.

Anefo photo collection. Surinamese delegation from Schiphol left; Minister Cambridge (head). March 28, 1975

Anefo photo collection. The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Nigeria Okoi Arikpo arrives at Schiphol. Okoi Arikpo and the ambassador of Nigeria in the Netherlands Lundong (R). July 2, 1969. Noord-Holland, Schiphol

Anefo photo collection. American jazz saxophonist John Coltrane arrived at Schiphol. John Coltrane. October 26, 1963

Paul Robeson. Reiss, Winold, 1886-1953. Drawings. 1925-03. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division. Harlem (New York, N.Y.), African Americans , New York (State) , New York, African American orators, Robeson, Paul, 1898-1976

Anefo photo collection. Soprano saxophonist Sydney Bechet signs gramophone records at "Discotone" from (L) owner Hank van Leer (50 years of jazz). October 6, 1956. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

The Man Who Never Went Alone - Prince Solomon Akenzua.Owner of the friendly grin is 6ft. Prince Soloman Akenzua, 26, heir to the coral crown and throne of Benin, Nigeria. The prince, who will succeed his father as ruler of 7,000,000 people, is studying law at Cambridge. January 09, 1950. (Photo by Daily Mirror).

Anefo photo collection. Adoela, President Congo. 28 February 1963. Congo

ARTHUR LEWIS (1915-1990) ECONOMISTA BRITANICO - PREMIO NOBEL DE ECONOMIA EN 1979.

Martin Luther King, Jr. in Atlanta, Georgia, 1968. Martin Luther King, Jr. (January 15, 1929 - April 4, 1968) was an American clergyman, activist, and prominent leader of the civil rights movement. He was assassinated on April 4, 1968 in Memphis, Tennessee.

Wes Montgomery (1923-1968), American jazz guitarist.

Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (1918 - 2013), South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, political leader; served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. seen here at the time of his trial in 1963

Anefo photo collection. Arrival of Robert Mugabe (Patriotic Front for Zimbabwe) at Schiphol. Robert Mugabe. October 19, 1979. Noord-Holland, Schiphol

British Boxers: Jake Tuli - Empire Flyweight Boxing Champion; top contender for the World title. May 27, 1954. (Photo by Peter Abbey, Camera Press);British Boxers: Jake Tuli - Empire Flyweight Boxing Champion; top contender for the World title.

Mary McLeod Bethune, Portrait while Director of the Division of Negro Affairs, National Youth Association, Harris & Ewing, 1938

Elsevier photo collection. Adipati Aria Abas Suria NatatieMadja, Old-Regent Tjiandjur, adviseur Pasundan. 1948. Cianjur, Hague, Indonesia, Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Anefo photo collection. Benfica stays at Hotel Wageningen Berg in Wageningen. Eusébio. February 10, 1969. Gelderland, Wageningen

MALCOLM X (1925-1965) African-American minister and human rights activist as head of the self-styled Nation of Islam

Winston Cenac Q.C. - Prime Minister, St. Lucia., West Indies. July 8, 1942. (Photo by Universal Pictorial Press Photo).

Somalia: Mohamed Siad Barre (1919 - 1995) was the military dictator and President of the Somali Democratic Republic from 1969-91

United States: c. 1953 Jackie Robinson, the first African American to play major league baseball. He was also a baseball commentaor and author.

Martin Luther King, Jr. (II) by Joe Cauchi, 1918-1986

Anefo photo collection. DS. Martin Luther King at Schiphol, (head). August 15, 1964. Noord-Holland, Schiphol

Anefo photo collection. Arrival Social Affairs Minister of Suriname Collar (Left) Right Minister Einaar. August 4, 1965

Percy Sledge

Anefo photo collection. Ambassador Gabre Mashel Kiftgzy will offer credentials ethiopia. September 15, 1967

Photograph of Bayard Rustin (1912-1987) an American leader in social movements for civil rights, socialism, pacifism and non-violence, and gay rights. Dated 1964

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Republican authorities. Hamengku Buwono IX, Sultan from Djokjakarta, Minister in the Shahrir III cabinet. August 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

The man who has been described as the greatest fighter, pound for the *****. Robinson below Waleott. January 21, 1952. (Photo by Look Magazine).

PRINCE in UNDER THE CHERRY MOON (1986), directed by PRINCE.

Anefo photo collection. Presentation of honorary doctorates from the Free University in the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam. Eredoctorate Social Sciences awarded to Martin Luther King. Dr. With bul and honorary cappa. October 20, 1965. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. Arrival at Schiphol van Chief Mangosuthu Gatsha Buthelezi, leader of Ziloeland (South Africa) and chairman of the Inkatha freedom party. Arrival and departure politicians, portraits, buthelezi, mangosuthu. 10 June 1983. North Holland, Schiphol

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Portrait, Bain News Service, February 1930

Anefo photo collection. Hear witnesses in summary proceedings of the Surinamese ambassador Herrenberg against Het Parool, about an article concerning his alleged role in the cocaine-dollaraffaire. Witness Drs. Waldi Breeveld. July 7, 1983

Julius Caesar Augustus in suit jacket, 1910, by Fred Holland Day (1864--1933), American photographer and publisher. He was prominent in literary and photography circles in the late 19th century and was a leading Pictorialist. He was an early and vocal advocate for accepting photography as a fine art.

Roland Hayes (1887-1977), American Lyric Tenor and Composer, Head and Shoulders Portrait, Underwood & Underwood, 1923

Anefo photo collection. State visit President Nyerere van Tanzania, president Nyerere visited tropical museum, president Nyerere at African department. April 21, 1965

Anefo photo collection. During the press conference at Schiphol foreground Nicolaas yours, in addition Tanggahn. July 31, 1962

Gold Coast Personalities: Tolon NA.President of the Northern Territories Council of the Gold Coast. January 25, 1955. (Photo by Camera Press).

Sudanese Leader At No. 10 -- Sir Abdul Rahman El Mahdi Pasha leaving No. 10 Downing Street tonight.Sir Abdul Rahman El Mahdi Pasha, who arrived by air from Khartoum yesterday, visited Mr. Attlee at No. 10, Downing Street, this evening, Thursday. Sir Abdul (whose father's men killed General Gordon in the '80's) has come to England to discuss the future of the Sudan. He is pressing for the immediate termination of the Anglo-Egyptian Condominium, the recognition of the sovereignty of the Sudan for the Sudanese interim government before the setting up of a free, democratic Sudanese government. November 28, 1946.

Eldridge Cleaver (1935-1998), Minister of Information for the Black Panther Party, and presidential candidate for the Peace and Freedom Party, by Marion S. Trikosko, Woods-Brown Outdoor Theatre, American University, Washington DC, October 18, 1968.

Martin Luther King, Jr. (II) by Joe Cauchi, 1918-1986

Thurgood Marshall, attorney for the NAACP, would go on to become a Supreme Court Justice. Sept 17 1957. Photo by Thomas J.O'Halloran

Louis Armstrong, American Jazz Trumpeter, (1900-1971)

1970s AFRICAN-AMERICAN MAN NEWSCASTER LOOKING AT CAMERA GIVING READING NEWS BROADCAST WITH GLOBAL BACKGROUND IMAGE

"Sugar" Ray Robinson Arrives - Showgirl wife Edna Mac. With his entourage and smiling wife, world middleweight boxing champion "Sugar" Ray Robinson made a gay arrival in London after his string of continental victories. Wearing a colorful diamond - checked cardigan, "Sugar" waved a greeting to the crowd. He will defend his title against Randolph Turpin tomorrow night. June 4, 1951.

Poll photo collection. Travel to Suriname and the Netherlands Antilles. Leriman (teacher / evangelist) SECA from Ganzee. 1947. Ganzee, Suriname

Idi Amin Dada was the third President of Uganda, ruling from 1971 to 1979

Japanese Tommy

Anefo photo collection. Press conference from the League of Surinamese Patriots (Pro Bouterse) in Amsterdam. Ludwig from Mulier. February 24, 1983. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Jimmy Carter. March 07, 1954. (Photo by Pictorial Department)

Elijah Muhammad standing behind microphones at podium, Stanley Wolfson, New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection, 1964

Photograph of Langston Hughes. Writer, poet, social activist and playwright. Unknown

Anefo photo collection. Benfica team arrives at Schiphol for Europacup match against Ajax. Eusébio with handkerchief. February 10, 1969. Noord-Holland, Schiphol

Rex Ingram, Head and Shoulders Publicity Portrait for the Film, "Anna Lucasta", United Artists, 1958

The King of Urundi, In The Belgian Congo.H.M. King M'poze Corneille of Urundi with his son, the Heir Apparent. Urundi is a Trust Territory in the Belgian Congo with an area of about 20,000 sq. miles, and a native population of 3,800,000 and 3,000 Europeans. The capital is Kitega. July 25, 1951. (Photo by Camera Press).

Stars: SIDNEY POITIER.

Sammy Davis Jr, 70s.

Art Tatum. Caricatura.

Anefo photo collection. President Nyerere of Tanzania, heads. November 25, 1975

Roy E. Glenn, Sr., Publicity Portrait for the Film, "Carmen Jones", 20th Century-Fox, 1954

Haley, photographed at his boyhood home in Henning, Tennessee, circa 1980. Alexander Murray Palmer "Alex" Haley (August 11, 1921 - February 10, 1992) was an American writer known as the author of the 1976 book Roots: The Saga of an American Family. The book was adapted by ABC as a TV mini-series of the same name and aired in 1977 to a record-breaking 130 million viewers. It had great influence on awareness in the United States of African-American history and inspired a broad interest in genealogy and family history. His first book was 1965's The Autobiography of Malcolm X, a collaboration through numerous lengthy interviews with the subject, a major African-American leader. In the late 1970s, Haley had begun working on a second historical novel based on another branch of his family, traced through his grandmother Queen; she was the daughter of a black slave woman and her white master. He did not finish the novel before dying of a heart attack.at the age of 70. At his request, the novel

Louis Gossett, Jr., Publicity Portrait for the TV Film, "The Lazarus Syndrome", ABC-TV, 1979

Desmond Mpilo Tutu (born 1931); South African Anglican cleric and theologian, known for his work as an anti-apartheid and human rights activist. He was the Bishop of Johannesburg from 1985 to 1986 and then the Archbishop of Cape Town from 1986 to 1996.

Jerry Butler, Chicago-bred soul singer; Recorded hits such as "Moon River" from the film "Breakfast At Tiffany's", 1961 and "Are you happy", 1969.

Leopold Sedar Sengho (1906-2001), was a Senegalese poet, politician, and cultural theorist who became the first president of Senegal from 1960-1980. Senghor created the concept of 'Negritude,' that honored distinctive African characteristics, values, and aesthetics. 1963 photo.

Kwame Nkrumah PC (1909 1972) led Ghana to independence from Britain in 1957 and served as its first prime minister and president. Nkrumah first gained power as leader of the colonial Gold Coast, and held it until he was deposed in 1966.

Anefo photo collection. Arrival FATS Domino at Schiphol i.v.m. Number of concerts in our country, Fats Domino at Schiphol with flowers (cup). March 26, 1981

General Murtala Muhammed, military ruler of Nigeria from 1975 until his assassination in 1976.

Vintage Photograph. African American man in suit on blank background. Frame 1

Photograph of Booker T. Washington (1856-1915), was an African-American educator, author, orator and advisor to presidents of the United States between 1890-1915 by Benjamin Frances Johnston (1864-1952)

This photograph features American folk singer and guitarist Richie Havens, taken in 1974. Havens was known for his soulful performances, including his iconic set at Woodstock in 1969, and his music influenced a generation of artists.

El cantante de soul y funk estadounidense James Brown.

Anefo photo collection. The Congolese leader Patrice Loemoemba in Brussels. January 26, 1960. Brussels

Booker T. Washington, half-length portrait, seated. An author, educator and Presidential advisor he was of the last generation of black American leaders to have been born into slavery.

Photograph of Jerry John Rawlings (1947-2020) former President of Ghana.

New York, New York: c. 1966 Portrait of Sammy Davis Jr. He is an actor, singer, and dancer in theater and movies.

El pianista y compositor estadounidense de jazz Thelonious Monk.

Anefo photo collection. Chin sen (R) Eddy Jozefzoon (L) arrive Schiphol consultation rebel leader Ronnie Brunswijk Suriname. December 4, 1986. Noord-Holland, Schiphol

Nat King Cole. March 17, 1919 - Febryary 15, 1965. American jazz pianist and singer. Pictured here during a visit to Stockholm Sweden 1854 when performing there. He is sightseing in the Swedish capital and visits the Royal Castle, and snaps some pictures with his camera. Photo Kristoffersson.

Anefo photo collection. American civil rights activist Jesse Jackson for an intermediate landing at Schiphol. Arrival and departure, leaders, #####, portraits. October 5, 1979. Noord-Holland, Schiphol

SIDNEY POITIER in IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT (1967), directed by NORMAN JEWISON.

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