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With an archive of 70,000 negatives, shot for one of the leading Black newspapers of the 20th century, this week CarnegieMuseumofArt will be introducing the work of Charles “Teenie” Harris on gettyarchive.⁠ Born in 1908, Harris captured the lives of the Pittsburgh community across five decades; together, his images form a unique document of US social history.⁠ Housed at the Carnegie Museum of Art, follow our bio link to explore the collection and see gettyarchive for insights into the life and legacy of Teenie Harris throughout the week.⁠ ⁠ 📷: Boy school crossing guard holding back group of children, including: Donald Christmas, Joann Collins, Elaine Robinson, Kenneth Holiday, Curtis Andrews, Beverly Myers, and Marlene Brown, on corner of Kirkpatrick and Reed Streets with A. Leo Weil School on left in background, Hill District, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1947 | Charles 'Teenie' Harris/Carnegie Museum of Art/Getty Images | #GettyImages #PreservingThePast #GettyArchive #CMoA ⁠ ⁠ #TeenieH...

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