Object Details
Photograph by
Leonard Freed, American, 1929 - 2006
Subject of
Unidentified Child or Children
Printed by
Steinmetz Studio, French
Description
A black-and-white photograph of a young girl walking down a sidewalk in New Orleans, Louisiana by photographer Leonard Freed. The girl is carrying a large white cloth bag of laundry and is barefoot. She looks at the camera directly and wears a dark dress. Above her head in the extreme upper left of the photo is a storefront sign stating "Service for Colored at Window". The street is lined with cars and homes and other people are visible further down the sidewalk. The date and place the photo was taken are inscribed on the back along with the photographer's stamp.
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Date
1965; printed 1998
Object number
2009.10.3
Restrictions & Rights
© Leonard Freed & Magnum Photos, Inc
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 (Image): 13 x 8 11/16 in. (33 x 22 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 14 x 11 in. (35.6 x 27.9 cm)
H x W (Matted): 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)
Place depicted
New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, 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
American South
Labor
Photography
Segregation
U.S. History, 1961-1969
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmaahc_2009.10.3