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Gallery

Photographs

Paul Laurence Dunbar, ca. 1895-1990

Paul Laurence Dunbar, circa 1895-1900

P 70; Box 1, Folder 1, Paul Laurence Dunbar Collection, Courtesy of the Ohio History Connection.

Paul Laurence Dunbar, ca. 1896

Paul Laurence Dunbar, ca. 1896

Published in Lyrics of Lowly Life, 1896.

Central High School, Dayton Ohio, 1890

Central High School, Dayton Ohio, 1890. Dunbar, top left, Orville Wright, 3rd from Dunbar.

Wright Brothers Collection, Special Collections and Archives, Wright State University.

Matilda Dunbar, ca. 1900-1930

Matilda Dunbar, circa 1900-1930

Jane Reece Collection, Special Collections and Archives, Wright State University.

Matilda Dunbar, ca. 1930s

Matilda Dunbar, circa 1930s

Patterson Family Papers, Special Collections and Archives, Wright State University.

Wilbur Wright age 13

Edith McClure Patterson & Matilda Dunbar, circa 1930s

Patterson Family Papers,Special Collections and Archives, Wright State University.

Matilda Dunbar visiting Paul Laurence Dunbar's grave, ca. 1930s

Matilda Dunbar visiting Paul Laurence Dunbar's grave, circa 1930s

Patterson Family Papers, Special Collections and Archives, Wright State University.

Alice Dunbar Nelson

Alice Dunbar Nelson, circa 1907-1915

P70; Box 1, Folder 3, Paul Laurence Dunbar Collection, Courtesy of the Ohio History Connection.

Paul Laurence Dunbar on horseback

Paul Laurence Dunbar on Horseback, circa 1890-1906

P 70; Box 1, Folder 2, Paul Laurence Dunbar Collection, Courtesy of the Ohio History Connection.

Paul Laurence Dunbar on horseback

Paul Laurence Dunbar on Horseback, circa 1890-1906

P 70; Box 1, Folder 2, Paul Laurence Dunbar Collection, Courtesy of the Ohio History Connection.

Paul Laurence Dunbar with Fish

Paul Laurence Dunbar with Fish

P70; Box 1, Folder 2, Paul Laurence Dunbar Collection, Courtesy of Ohio History Connection.

Paul Laurence Dunbar fishing

Paul Laurence Dunbar Fishing

P70; Box 1, Folder 2, Paul Laurence Dunbar Collection, Courtesy of the Ohio History Connection.

Paul Laurence Dunbar with friends

Paul Laurence Dunbar and Friends, circa 1890-1906

P70; Box 1, Folder 2, Paul Laurence Dunbar Collection, Courtesy of the Ohio History Connection.

Paul Laurence Dunbar and Matilda Dunbar with family

Paul Laurence Dunbar & Matilda Dunbar with family, circa 1890-1900

P 70; Box 1, Folder 2, Paul Laurence Dunbar Collection, Courtesyof the Ohio History Connection.

Paul Laurence Dunbar with a friend

Paul Laurence Dunbar and Friend, circa 1903

P 70; Box 1, Folder 2, Paul Laurence Dunbar Collection, Courtesy of Ohio History Connection.

Henry Archibald Tobey

Henry Archibald Tobey, circa 1900

Paul Laurence Dunbar Collection, Courtesy of the Ohio History Connection.

Paul Laurence Dunbar house

Paul Laurence Dunbar House, 1940-1970 circa

P 365; Box 4, Folder 4, Ohio History Connection Properties File, Courtesy of the Ohio History Connection.

Dunbar House bookcase

Dunbar House Bookcase, circa 1938

P 365; Box 4, Folder 4, Ohio History Connection Properties File, Courtesy of the Ohio History Connection.

Dunbar House parlor

Dunbar House Parlor, circa 1938

P 365; Box 4, Folder 4, Ohio History Connection Properties File, Courtesy of the Ohio History Connection.

Paul Laurence Dunbar manual typewriter

Paul Laurence Dunbar Manual Typewriter, circa 1895

H 49797, Courtesy of the Ohio History Connection.

Documents

Masonic Hall Concert Announcement 1898

Masonic Hall Concert Announcement 1898

MSS 114; Box 9, Item 62, Paul Laurence Dunbar Papers, Courtesy of the Ohio History Connection.

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Paul Laurence Dunbar and Joseph H. Douglass Recital Announcement 1901

Paul Laurence Dunbar and Joseph H. Douglass Recital Announcement, 1901

MSS 114; Box 9, Item 5, Paul Laurence Dunbar Papers, Courtesy of the Ohio History Connection.

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Announcement of Lyceum Theatre, New York City Performance

Announcement of Lyceum Theatre, New York City Performance

MSS 114; Box 9, Paul Laurence Dunbar Papers, Courtesy of the Ohio History Connection.

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A Letter from H. A. Tobey, Superintendent of the Toledo State Hospital

Letter from H. A. Tobey, Superintendent of the Toledo State Hospital

MSS 114; Paul Laurence Dunbar Papers, Courtesy of the Ohio History Connection.

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A Letter from Booker T. Washington 1900

Letter from Booker T. Washington, 1900

MSS 114, Paul Laurence Dunbar Papers, Courtesy of the Ohio History Connection.

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A Letter from President Theodore Roosevelt, 1904

Letter from President Theodore Roosevelt, 1904

MSS 114; Paul Laurence Dunbar Papers, Courtesy of the Ohio History Connection .

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A Letter from President Theodore Roosevelt, 1904

Central High School Certificate, 1887

MSS 114; Paul Laurence Dunbar Papers, Courtesy of the Ohio History Connection.

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A Drowsy Day Handwritten Poem

"A Drowsy Day" Handwritten Poem, 1893

MSS 114; Box 10, Paul Laurence Dunbar Papers, Courtesy of the Ohio History Connection.

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Morning Poem

"Morning" Poem, 1905

MSS 114; Box 10, Paul Laurence Dunbar Papers, Courtesy of the Ohio History Connection.

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