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Created by:
Rev. Henry Clay Anderson, American, 1911 - 1998  Search this
Subject of:
Unidentified Woman or Women  Search this
Medium:
photographic gelatin and silver on photographic paper
Dimensions:
H x W (Sheet): 8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
Type:
gelatin silver prints
Place made:
Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1948 - 1970s
Description:
A black-and-white photograph of three young women setting up a small table for National Book Week. A sign being posted above the table reads "NAT'L BOOK WEEK / READ ABOUT / THE NEGO IN" with genres "Music," "Fact," "Biog," "Fiction," and "Thought" arrayed underneath. The visible books on the table are "The Mississippi Girl," Really the Blues," and "A Rising Wind." The women wear jackets, skirts, and shoes.
Topic:
African American  Search this
Children  Search this
Education  Search this
Photography  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Charles Schwartz and Shawn Wilson
Object number:
2012.137.3.45
Restrictions & Rights:
© Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Photographs and Still Images
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5cdd284bb-8754-4a9d-af71-c1ac0b9f0263
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2012.137.3.45