Available Works or Citations from Allen E. Cole
Allen E. Cole (1883-1970) was a Cleveland, Ohio, photographer who produced over 50,000 photographs of Cleveland’s African-Americancommunity. Cole opened his first studio in 1922, supplementing his income with commercial work and commission work for eight white-owned studios, and earned prizes and commendations at state and local exhibitions. His photographs were frequently published in The Call and Post. The collection consists…
This collection of Cleveland images represents photographs dating from the late nineteenth century through the 1960s. Included are historic views of Cleveland neighborhoods, downtown, and industrial areas. Of special interest are 1930s industrial scenes by Arthur Gray, and 1950s photos of African-American life in the Scovill neighborhood by award-winning photographer Jasper Wood. A series of photographs of the Hough neighborhood…
Delegates from Junior NAACP Divisions at the Cleveland Conference, 1929; Du Bois presented with “Miss Ohio,” Williams Pickens and Roy Wilkins (?) Photograph signed in the negative “Photo–Cole.”