Photographer:

Jackson, Frank R., 1908-2007  Search this

Collection Creator:

Bazemore, Henry  Search this

Extent:

1 Item (photographic print , gelatin silver, 8 x 9 in. (20.3 x 22.9 cm).)

Type:

Archival materials

Photographs

Place:

Anacostia (Washington, D.C.)

Date:

circa 1943 - 1945

Scope and Contents:

Jerome and John Shelton participate in a Tom Thumb wedding activity at the Frederick Douglass Community Center in Washington, DC. Tom Thumb weddings were events where children played the roles of bride, groom, minister, wedding party, and guest.

Collection Restrictions:

Use of materials requires an appointment. Please contact the archivist to make an appointment: ACMarchives@si.edu.

Topic:

African American children  Search this

African Americans  Search this

Weddings  Search this

Genre/Form:

Photographs

Collection Citation:

Henry Bazemore collection of Frederick Douglass Dwellings photographs, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution, gift of Henry Bazemore.

Identifier:

ACMA.06-067, Item ACMA PH2009.7008.02

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Henry Bazemore collection of Frederick Douglass Dwellings photographs

Henry Bazemore collection of Frederick Douglass Dwellings photographs / Photographs / Prints / Tom Thumb Wedding

Archival Repository:

Anacostia Community Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa7822b735f-6bb6-46c4-ae6f-fdee11abd651

EDAN-URL:

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