- Photograph by
- Yearwood, Lloyd W., American, 1925 - 2011
- Subject of
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Date
- ca. 1960
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (image): 8 3/16 x 7 10/16 in (20.79 x 19.36 cm)
- Description
- This black and white photograph depicts a female store clerk showing a male customer a light-colored polo shirt. The shirt is being pulled out of a box that rests on a glass counter and both the man and woman are looking towards the shirt examining it. The man, wearing a long dark overcoat, holds one shoulder of the polo shirt. The other shoulder is held by a woman behind the counter, wearing a dark shirt and pearls. Folded men's shirts are visible within the glass counter display case, with more shirts visible hanging from clothes racks behind the counter. The back of the photograph has an descriptive inscription and a Lloyd Yearwood stamp.
- Place made
- Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.150.5.27
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Estate of Lloyd W. Yearwood
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




