Created by
Rev. Anderson, Henry Clay, American, 1911 - 1998
Subject of
Unidentified Woman or Women
Date
1948 - 1970s
Medium
photographic gelatin and silver on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (Sheet): 8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
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.
Place made
Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
gelatin silver prints
Topic
Children
Education
Photography
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Charles Schwartz and Shawn Wilson
Object number
2012.137.3.45
Restrictions & Rights
© Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5cdd284bb-8754-4a9d-af71-c1ac0b9f0263

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