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The children’s choir of Shiloh Baptist Church, Washington, D.C., 1998

African American Museum

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Object Details

Photograph by

Jason Miccolo Johnson, American

Subject of

Shiloh Baptist Church of Washington, DC, American, founded 1804
Unidentified Child or Children

Description

A black-and-white photograph of children singing. Two girls and a boy are in the front row looking up at a person’s hands at the top of the image. Additional children can be seen behind them. They are all dressed in white and dark colored clothes. No inscriptions on the front or back.

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Jason Miccolo Johnson

Date

1998; printed 2012

Object number

2012.144.3

Restrictions & Rights

© Jason Miccolo Johnson
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

Type

gelatin silver prints
portraits

Medium

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions

H x W (sheet): 19 7/8 x 15 7/8 in. (50.5 x 40.3 cm)
H x W (image): 18 5/8 x 12 1/2 in. (47.3 x 31.8 cm)

Place captured

Washington, District of Columbia, 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
Baptist
Children
Local and regional
Photography
Religion
Singers (Musicians)
The Black Church
Worship services

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd569b56723-25ad-4cb7-8b15-d7eac62125db

Record ID

nmaahc_2012.144.3

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