Object Details
Photograph by
Hikaru Carl Iwasaki, American, 1923 - 2016
Subject of
Linda Brown, American, 1942 - 2018
Terry Brown, American, born 1945
Description
This gelatin silver print depicts the Brown sisters walking between train tracks en route to Monroe Elementary, the segregated Black school closest to their home. The sisters walk between a passing or parked train and unoccupied train tracks which both recede into a vanishing point slightly above the tallest girl's head. Their backs are to the camera and both girls are captured mid-step in the image. The oldest sister, Linda, holds a brown bag lunch in her PR hand while the younger sister, Terry, holds a brown bag lunch in her PL hand. Both girls wear knee-length overcoats.
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Date
1953
Object number
2014.166.7
Restrictions & Rights
© Carl Iwasaki/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Type
gelatin silver prints
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (sheet): 14 1/16 × 11 in. (35.7 × 27.9 cm)
H x W (image): 11 7/16 × 8 3/8 in. (29.1 × 21.3 cm)
Place depicted
Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas, United States, North and Central America
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Topic
African American
Children
Civil Rights
Education
Justice
Photography
Transportation
U.S. History, 1953-1961
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmaahc_2014.166.7