Profile: Paul Henderson (photojournalist) October 10, 1899 – May 24, 1988)

Paul Samuel Henderson was an African-American photojournalist for the Baltimore Afro-American newspaper from 1929 through circa 1960. He became well known for taking pictures of large groups and distant objects atop a ladder he carried. Henderson primarily photographed people, including church groups, politicians, graduations, local college and university groups, weddings, events during the Civil Rights Movement, and more. He was a member of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, a vestryman at St. James Church, a charter member of the Druid Hill Avenue Neighborhood Club, assistant treasurer of a local Frontiers International club, and supported The Salvation Army. Continue reading Profile: Paul Henderson (photojournalist) October 10, 1899 – May 24, 1988)

Profile: Charles Harris (1908-1998)

Charles “Teenie” Harris was an American photographer from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Harris was known for his photographs of residents and prominent visitors to Pittsburgh, including musicians and baseball players, which often appeared in the Pittsburgh Courier. His work is preserved in the permanent collection of the Carnegie Museum as a chronicle of mid-20th century life in Pittsburgh’s African American communities. Continue reading Profile: Charles Harris (1908-1998)