Overton Park Zoo. Memphis, TN

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Object Details

Photograph by

Dr. Ernest C. Withers, American, 1922 - 2007

Subject of

Unidentified Man or Men

Unidentified Child or Children

Description

This black-and-white photograph depicts the entrance to a Memphis zoo. At front and center is a sign reading "NO WHITE PEOPLE ALLOWED IN ZOO TODAY." Behind it, several African Americans can be seen in the zoo.

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Date

1950s

Object number

2009.16.2

Restrictions & Rights

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: 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm)

Place depicted

Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, 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

Photography

Segregation

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5148307ff-c8f8-47ce-9c06-d35776cbbf9e

Record ID

nmaahc_2009.16.2