Emaline and ‘nem‍ ‍>>Instagram-based archival photography project created and curated by Kimberly Annece Henderson♡

*Because seeing is believing, and we’ve always been us.

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“In 2020 (with all that time in quarantine), I created @EmalineAndThem as a research outlet in honor of the many ancestors I found after years of mapping my family tree.

The project is named after one of my great, great, great, great, grandmothers, and I just wanted to shine a much needed light on the everyday ancestor, and their vital contributions to our rich history.

*To learn more about any individual photo or video, please be in touch or visit the site of the institution or archive listed in the caption of each post.”

—Kimberly Annece Henderson

View fullsize c 1910 - 1922, Olivia Edith Garrett Wilson and Gustavius Sinkler Wilson holding cigars as they pose for the photo, Charleston, SC {*this looks like a time being had. I’m also gonna assume they’re married and say those pants on her duri
View fullsize 🩺 date unknown, studio portrait of a doctor holding a spinal bone. {*it’s Friday 13th. Second one in a row this year. I bet there’s some significance with that… 🔭🪐 anywho, I was gonna make a skeleton joke but nah, just swipe a
View fullsize c 1855-1865, portrait of Opera singer Elizabeth T. Greenfield 🌹 {*unlike Timothee, I very much love me some “opera and ballet” …speaking of, Elizabeth Taylor Greenfield was born enslaved in Natchez, Mississippi, became emancipat
View fullsize c 1875, decorated studio portrait of two young women, Greenville, Mississippi 🌸 {*the light material of their dresses and outdoorsy backdrop is channeling spring and that’s the energy I’m seeking rn 🌞} 🗂️ —Yale University L
View fullsize c 1902, a man stands holding the reins of a horse, photo taken by Joseph Pennell {*the record didn’t list this man’s name, but there’s a bit of poetry about this photo. Idk, it spoke to me 🤲🏾🔥} 🗂️ —University of Kans
View fullsize c early 1900s, photograph of a young couple, Addie and Will Payne at their home in Texas. They’re seated at the base of a tree interlocking arms as she holds a p!stol 🌞 {*it’s giving us-against-the-wooorld 🤎 Happy Valentine’s D
View fullsize c 1900, cropped stereographs of San Juan, Puerto Rico 🇵🇷 {*in case you missed last night’s superbowl halftime🌴🪩 …had to foreground these hardworking souls who were so beautifully honored throughout the performance ✨} 🗂️ —
View fullsize March 1891, A Corporal of the 9th Cavalry Buffalo Soldiers Regiment poses on his horse in the snow. Lakota Sioux Pine Ridge Agency, South Dakota. {*he popped up in my research a few months ago, and I’m almost done curating a project with him
View fullsize 🐎 trimmed clip from the 1939 film, “Harlem Rides the Range” (available on YouTube) {*went to LA in Dec and the @theautry had an incredible exhibition on view called Black Cowboys. Swipe for a pic of the very boots worn by the cowboy in
View fullsize c early 1900s, men shoveling snow in the streets of Washington, DC ❄️ {*just in case you were wondering, it’s soup-making weather in the city today. Might actually fry some chicken… 🌬️ stay warm} 🗂️ —Library of Congress
View fullsize c early 1900s, portrait of a young man and woman with inscription that reads, “The 2 Chocolate Drops” 🤎 {*anybody familiar with them? They were definitely a stage act, possibly vaudeville performers… I got nothing beyond that,
View fullsize c 1930s-40s, studio portrait of a couple, man standing next to woman seated in chair ✨ {*speaking of couples… I cancelled a first-date last night bc it was my first day back in the office and boy was I computer-fried LOL 🧠 or maybe I just
View fullsize c 1920, two women and a young child in an early model automobile 🛞 {*going places, doing things. Cheers to 2026💨} 🗂️ —Johns Hopkins University AfAm RPPC Collection
View fullsize c 1916, Portrait of Mrs. Ike Perkins and Mrs. Sgt. Dorsey, Junction City, Kansas {*me and my mom trying on winter accessories in the store mirror, knowing we don’t need another thiiing lol 🌬️ jk, but in all seriousness, I noticed these love
View fullsize 🪖🎖️ for him, and all the veterans. past and present. 🩶 {*🗂️portrait of a man in military uniform, Missoula, Montana. University of Montana.}
View fullsize c 1920, studio portrait of two young children in winter coats and accessories. {*back to my quiet afternoons and random research > 📂 > these sweet angels remind me of my niece and nephew in their Sunday best 🥹 …I hope they grew old
View fullsize c 1910, outdoor photo of a young woman in white, taken in Neligh, Nebraska {*peace comes to mind... Channeling that energy on this 1000 degree day that just so happens to be my birthday 🎂🎈cheers to being alive and history-obsessed 🤍} 🗂️ &mdas
View fullsize c 1897 - 1917, portrait of a father and his baby {*this tender moment warms my heart so much 🫶🏾🎈Happy Father’s Day to all the dearest dads 💫} 🗂️ —Photograph by William Bullard
View fullsize c 1920-1921, studio portrait of the Price family. {*💐giving flowers and holding on tight. Happy Mother’s Day to you and yours 💞🙏🏾} 🗂️ —Univ of Kansas, Joseph Pennell photography collection
View fullsize 📌🗓️🪡 a few style notes before I lock in on this first-Monday-in-May red carpet. 🗂️ c 1913-1917, studio portraits by Rufus Holsinger, Charlottesville, VA —UVA digital collections