Hidden Gems: The Howard Street Collection
The exhibition Hidden Gems: The Howard Street Collection curated by the project The Onyx Club, features a collection of historical images illuminating Black life in Akron via the lens of local photographers from the 1940s-1960s. This collection reflects on the vibrant heritage of a community still fighting for justice in the era of Jayland Walker.
1- Horace & Evelyn Stewart | Studio portrait
1940s
2- Horace & Evelyn Stewart | Studio portrait
1940s
3- Horace & Evelyn Stewart | Clementine Crucher
1940s
4- Horace & Evelyn Stewart | “Debo-ettes”
1940s
5- Horace & Evelyn Stewart | Studio portrait
Late 1940s/early 1950s
6- Horace & Evelyn Stewart | Studio portrait
1940s
7- Horace & Evelyn Stewart | Studio portrait
1940s
8- Opie Evans | Elizabeth Park Project
1950s – Courtesy of the Evans family
9- Opie Evans | Elizabeth Park Project
1950s – Courtesy of the Evans family
10- Opie Evans | NAACP Freedom Bus
1961- Courtesy of the Evans family
11- Opie Evans | NAACP Members Holding Banner
1963 – Courtesy of the Evans family
