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Photographic print of a postal worker

African American Museum

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    Object Details

    Photograph by

    Charles "Teenie" Harris, American, 1908 - 1998

    Subject of

    Unidentified Man or Men

    Description

    A black and white photograph of a postal worker sorting mail into cubby holes. The postal worker stands in front of two large shelving units divided into smaller sections in a large post office. Two of the individual shelves are labelled for different areas of California and Kansas; the other visible labels are not legible. Two large boxes of chicken eggs sit on a counter to the postal worker's proper right. The back of the photograph has a barcode sticker from that reads: [File: 51-1491 / ID: AP179 / Neg.: / Credit: Pittsburgh Courier Archives/Archive Photos NR / An African-American postal worker stands and sorts mail into separate slots at the downtown branch of the U.S. Post Office, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.] At the center of the back of the photograph there is a yellow dot sticker.

    Credit Line

    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Charles A. Harris and Beatrice Harris in memory of Charles "Teenie" Harris

    Date

    1950

    Object number

    2014.302.48

    Restrictions & Rights

    © Carnegie Museum of Art, Charles "Teenie" Harris Archive
    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: 8 × 10 in. (20.3 × 25.4 cm)

    Place depicted

    Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
    Kansas, United States, North and Central America
    California, 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
    Black Press
    Communication
    Correspondence
    Labor
    Photography

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd513f5d5d1-bde3-4fe6-a6ec-d650fcb8ce48

    Record ID

    nmaahc_2014.302.48

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