In April 1949, a Times-Dispatch headline read, “Pyramid Craze at Peak Here.” The story was accompanied by photos of crowds of men and women putting money into a jar. In 1949 “pyramid clubs” began in ...

How is it being back at the Pyramid club? It was crazy being on that stage again. The footprint’s exactly the same. But it’s 40 years later, I’m a different person, and the world is vastly different.

This microfilm collection consists of annual exhibition catalogs from the Pyramid Club, an African American social club. The exhibition catalogs date from 1943 to 1945 and 1955. 35mm microfilm reel ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. The Pyramid Club was an African American social club founded circa 1941 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The club had its own bar and restaurant, ...