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NAACP Convention Collection

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This collection contains black and white photographs taken by an unknown photographer while attending the 40th annual National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Convention held in Los Angeles, California, from July 12-17, 1949.

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Street view of marquee and building, Lincoln Theatre, July 1949. One of the many fanciful movie houses found...		View of the beach, roller coaster and downtown Long Beach, CA, July 1949. Delegates enjoyed sightseeing opportunities...

African American couple posed in front of the Cyclone Racer, Long Beach, CA, July 1949. Downtown Long Beach provided...		Group of delegates standing on sidewalk awaiting chartered convention buses.

Man climbing exterior staircase, woman looking down from top of stairs. In between conference sessions, attendees took...		Group on front porch of building. In between conference sessions, attendees took time to explore the city of Los...