Created by
Rev. Anderson, Henry Clay, American, 1911 - 1998
Subject of
Johnson Simmons, Alberta, American, 1928 - 2007
Johnson, Leon, American, 1926 - 1989
Taylor, Mary, American, 1921 - 2019
Mitchell, Melvina, American
Johnson, Mildred, American
Rev. Johnson, Willie, American, born 1939
Johnson, Stella, American
Johnson Taylor, Emma, American, 1922 - 2006
Johnson, Helen, American
Johnson, Hattie, American
Johnson Robinson, Elizabeth, American, 1922 - 2018
Bishop Johnson, Joseph, American, born 1935
Johnson, Marie, American, 1937 - 2012
Johnson, Wendell, American
Johnson, Jacob, American, 1935 - 1999
Johnson, Lawanda, American
Johnson, Nathaniel, American, born 1906
Smith Johnson, Leatha, American, 1898 - 1992
Smith Williams, Sally, American, 1904 - 1989
Williams, Wesley, American
Smith Allgood, Lucille, American, 1909 - 1988
Date
1975
Medium
dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Description
A color photograph of the Smith Johnson family reunion outside on the grass. It was the first family reunion organized by Leatha Smith Johnson at the Lake Village Lodge. Trees are visible in the background. There are two rows. The first row has five people sitting on chairs and one man kneeling. Two children stand in front of the second row of 13 men and women standing. They are wearing various outfits.
In the back row standing, from left to right, they are: Alberta Johnson Simmons, Leon Johnson, Mary Taylor, Melvina Mitchell, Wendell Johnson (child), Mildred Johnson, Rev. Willie Johnson, Lawanda Johnson (child), Stella Johnson, Emma Johnson Taylor, Helen Johnson, Hattie Johnson, Elizabeth "Lizzie" Johnson Robinson, Bishop Joseph Johnson, and Marie Johnson.
In the front row sitting, from left to right, they are: Jacob Johnson, Nathaniel Johnson, Leatha Smith Johnson, Sally Williams, Wesley Williams, and Lucille Smith Allgood.
Place made
Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
chromogenic color prints
portraits
Topic
Families
Photography
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Charles Schwartz and Shawn Wilson
Object number
2012.137.24.12
Restrictions & Rights
© Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd57db7c33d-3d5d-4ed1-b036-ac8a8819b240

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