For over four decades, Charles "Teenie" Harris spent his time documenting the African-American community of Pittsburgh for the highly influential Pittsburgh Courier newspaper. Harries was out with his camera from the 1930s to the 1970s, and he took photos of Little League games, church groups, and beauty contests, among other activities. Three years after Harris passed away, the Carnegie Museum of Art purchased his archive of nearly 80,000 photographic negatives. As only a few of the negatives are dated, the Museum has asked for help from the public in identifying them. To do so, they have created this online digital archive. "The Project" area is a great place to start, as it contains introductory essays from Harris's son and Associate Professor Larry Glasco of the University of Pittsburgh. The site also contains a biography and a guide to searching the photos in the collection. For persons with an interest in cities and African American history and life, this archive is a real treasure.
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