Between the Covers

Unbound. Black and white gelatin silver photograph. Approximately 9½" x 7½". Captioned in white in the negative. Photographers stamp on verso, as well as some old paper remnants, probably removed from a scrapbook or photo album. An image of approximately 43 well-dressed young, possibly college-age, African-American women posed on and in front of an elaborate staircase. The Quack Club was a gardening club of young African-American women tasked with caring for the Northern Omaha YWCA grounds and buildings, and who sponsored Winter and Summer Balls and an annual operetta. (https://northomahahistory.com/2015/09/08/a-history-of-north-omahas-social-clubs-and-social-halls/).

Item #435542