Object Details
Photograph by
Rev. Henry Clay Anderson, American, 1911 - 1998
Subject of
Unidentified Man or Men
Description
A large group of men, most of whom wear hats, situate themselves in contrasting positions around the cars and wooden tables which crowd the foreground of the shot. Four men closest to the camera sit on the front of a black car. Seven men closest to the right frame of the image gather around a disembodied engine sitting on a low table.
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Charles Schwartz and Shawn Wilson
Date
1948 - 1970s
Object number
2012.137.7.1
Restrictions & Rights
© Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Type
gelatin silver prints
Medium
photographic gelatin and silver on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (Sheet): 8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
Place made
Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi, 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
Labor
Photography
Skilled labor
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmaahc_2012.137.7.1