Anne Thomas in Soc-Lit Circle, 1933
Item
-
Source
-
Jesse O. Thomas Papers
-
Creator
-
Unknown
-
Title
-
Anne Thomas in Soc-Lit Circle, 1933
-
Date
-
1933
-
Description
-
Group photograph of members of the Soc-Lit (Social–Literary) Circle in Atlanta, Georgia, dated October 1933. The image shows a large group of children and adolescents arranged in three rows outdoors in front of a brick building. The group includes boys and girls dressed in formal or semi-formal clothing typical of the early 1930s, including suits, dresses, and hair bows.
Anne Thomas, identified in the caption data as having long curls, appears in the back row, second from the left. Social and literary circles such as this were common community and youth organizations in African American communities during the early twentieth century. These groups often fostered reading, public speaking, social development, and intellectual engagement among young people. The photograph documents youth participation in organized educational and cultural activities in Atlanta during the Great Depression era.
-
Type
-
Still image.
-
Subject
-
African American children
Youth organizations
Literary societies
Community groups
Atlanta (Ga.)
1930s African American life
-
Format
-
5 × 7 inch black-and-white photographic print.
-
Rights
-
This image is made available for research and educational use. Reproduction or publication requires permission from the Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History.
-
Rights Holder
-
Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History, Fulton County Library System
