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Viola Muse posing for a photograph on what appears to be an unpaved residential street. "Viola B Muse" is written by hand across the top of the image.

Viola Muse in an indoor setting, apparently a home, bending forward in what appears to be a candid or accidental photo. In the left margin is embossed the date "Jan 1962" and written by hand at the bottom is "Vie Muse 1961."

A photograph of Viola Muse posing with a parasol at the beach. "Vie at the beach" is written in black ink across the bottom.

Viola Muse and a woman identified as "Hossie" posing in a park or a forested area. At the bottom of the photo is written "Me & Hossie."

A photograph of Viola Muse and her students posed on a stage in front of a curtain. "1955-1956" is written in blue ink at the top, and "June 1956 / Students of the Jack & Jill Kindergarten & Preschool" across the bottom, followed by the names of the…

A photograph of Viola Muse and her students posed on the steps of what appears to be a church or school. "June 1953 — Students of the Jack & Jill Kindergarten & Preschool" is written in blue ink at the bottom, followed by the names of the students.

The students in Viola Muse's 1958-1959 kindergarten class, dressed in white suits and dresses, standing in a single row on a stage, with Muse behind them. The students' names are written by hand across the bottom.

The students in Viola Muse's 1957-1958 kindergarten class, dressed in white suits and dresses, standing in a single row on a stage, with Muse behind them. The students' names are written by hand across the bottom.

Viola Muse and Caledonia Simpson posing outdoors. The handwritten caption at the bottom reads "Vie & Callye Simpson" and "Vie & Caledonia" is written on the back.

Viola Muse and an unidentified woman, posing on a city street in front of what appear to be multi-story residential buildings. In the bottom margin is written "Viola B Muse & Friend."

Viola Muse posing for a photograph in what appears to be a rural setting

A photograph of three men standing in front of a horse-drawn carriage

Biographical information on Thomas Fortune and James Weldon Johnson, with a discussion of "Lift Every Voice and Sing." An author by the surname Richardson created this document, and Viola Muse added a few handwritten notes. Richardson is possibly…

Notes on work by the artist Thelma Livingston Roberts. The bottom half of the page corresponds to the document Smart P. Livingston (2 of 4).

Durkeeville Housing Project image number 109

Durkeeville Housing Project image number 96

A discussion of the Florida Tattler, a newspaper for the African American communities of Jacksonville with a reputation for sensationalism

A note about the artist Smart P. Livingston. This item consists of one sentence, struck entirely in the original and which appears to be another attempt at starting Smart P. Livingston (3 of 4). The remainder of the page corresponds to the document…