Object Details
Created by
Leonard Freed, American, 1929 - 2006
Subject of
Unidentified Man or Men
Caption
Louisiana
PO-BOY (poor boy) originally the name for a sandwich the poorer working people bought for lunch, a lot of food for little money. 'I am the PO-BOY,' said the owner of the fruit stand.
Leonard Freed, Black in White America (New York: Grossman Publishers, 1969), 53.
Description
Silver gelatin photograh featuring an image of man wearing a hat with folded arms shown in front of Po-Boy Fruit Stand sign.
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Brigitte Freed in memory of Leonard Freed
Date
1965
Object number
2009.36.4
Restrictions & Rights
© Leonard Freed/Magnum
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Type
gelatin silver prints
portraits
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W: 10 1/4 x 15 in. (26 x 38.1 cm)
Place depicted
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
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Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Topic
African American
Foodways
Photography
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmaahc_2009.36.4