The National Beauty Culturist's League's 23rd annual convention at the Marti-Maceo Club on 1005 6th Avenue. The large group gathers in about five loose rows with the league's banner at the front to take a group portrait.
Robertson and Fresh, "National Beauty Culturist's League: 23rd Annual Convention; Aug. 11-15, 1942, Tampa, Florida" (1942). Robertson and Fresh Collection of Tampa Photographs. Image 1301.
The National Beauty Culturist's League's 23rd annual convention at the Marti-Maceo Club on 1005 6th Avenue. The large group gathers in about five loose rows with the league's banner at the front to take a group portrait.

Sociedad La Union Martí-Maceo

Founded more than a century ago—and still located on 7th Avenue—the club served the community’s Afro-Cuban population who found themselves more or less ex-communicated during Jim Crow.

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