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(BUSINESS--BOOKS.) Exterior view of Lewis Michaux's famous Harlem bookstore. New York, 23 July 1964 Wire photograph, 8 x 10 inches, captioned in negative, with inked date stamp and typed caption on verso; minimal wear.  A press photograph of Lewis Michaux's African National Memorial Bookstore, a Harlem institution from 1932 to 1974. Michaux had been an active supporter of Marcus Garvey, whose portrait is prominently displayed here, as well as a sign advertising "Repatriation Headquarters, Back to Africa Movement." The photo was taken to accompany stories about the rioting in Harlem which had ended the day before.