- Created by
- Rev. Anderson, Henry Clay, American, 1911 - 1998
- Subject of
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Unidentified Child or Children
- 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 men, women, and children standing in front of a large building. Most people are wearing hats resembling berets, bonnets, or toques. Three men standing near to the door wear suits; otherwise everyone appears to wear the same long garment that looks like a robe and is cinched at the waist. A man standing in front of the door holds an open book.
- Place made
- Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Topic
- Children
- Christianity
- Photography
- Religion
- The Black Church
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Charles Schwartz and Shawn Wilson
- Object number
- 2012.137.3.46
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




