Photograph by
Charles "Teenie" Harris, American, 1908 - 1998
Subject of
Unidentified Man or Men
Unidentified Woman or Women
Unidentified Child or Children
Strawder, Thomas
McDaniels, Thomas
Date
1951
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (Image): 16 × 19 7/8 in. (40.6 × 50.5 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 11 13/16 × 16 7/8 in. (30 × 42.9 cm)
Description
A black and white photograph of a swimming pool. In the center middle ground, a life guard holds a boy on his stomach in the water as he learns to swim. In the background, there are other children swimming and playing in the pool. There is an imprint of a palm tree in the bottom left corner of the border on the front of the photograph. The back of the photograph has an inscription, by hand, of the number: [320] and a photographer's stamp.
Place depicted
Highland Park, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
gelatin silver prints
Topic
Black Press
Children
Photography
Race relations
Recreation
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Charles A. Harris and Beatrice Harris in memory of Charles "Teenie" Harris
Object number
2014.302.19
Restrictions & Rights
© Carnegie Museum of Art, Charles "Teenie" Harris Archive
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5063777ea-fbbd-4e96-ac41-71500d3e22b4

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