- Photograph by
- Charles "Teenie" Harris, American, 1908 - 1998
- Subject of
- Owens, Jesse, American, 1913 - 1980
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Unidentified Child or Children
- Date
- October 1938
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (sheet): 8 × 10 in. (20.3 × 25.4 cm)
- H x W (image): 6 1/2 × 8 11/16 in. (16.5 × 22.1 cm)
- Description
- This black and white photograph depicts Jesse Owens wearing a hat and an overcoat over his suit while standing next to two young boys and another man in a suit. This groups stands next to a large brick building's entrance. Behind Owens' group is a second group of men and one woman who also wear suits. The back of the photograph has a label from the Pittsburgh Courier Archives.
- Place captured
- Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Topic
- Athletes
- Black Press
- Photography
- Sports
- Track and field
- Transportation
- U.S. History, 1933-1945
- 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
- 2014.302.40
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Carnegie Museum of Art, Charles "Teenie" Harris Archive
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




