Commencement Number of the Steele Magnet 1915 [and 1916]

Dayton, OH: Steele High School, 1915 [and 1916]. First editions. 4to. 2 volumes: 192 pp. Illustrated, group and single portraits, line drawings; ads for local businesses. High School annuals for a major Dayton, Ohio, school, the alma mater of Paul Laurence Dunbar. Groups of African-Americans, who made up less than 5% of the student body, are pictured in the Athena Club (for girls, both years) and the W.E.B. Du Bois club (for boys, 1916) and in the orchestra, but in none of the group photographs for athletic teams or for the many clubs and societies. Good copies only. Original decorated wrappers (worn and soiled), tied. (#6703). Item #59753

Price: $50.00