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Southern Ladies • New Orleans, LA

African American Museum

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Object Details

Photograph by

Leonard Freed, American, 1929 - 2006

Subject of

Unidentified Woman or Women

Printed by

Steinmetz Studio, French

Description

A black-and-white photograph of four women walking on a street in New Orleans, LA by the photographer Leonard Freed. The left half of the frame is filled with two elderly women walking arm-in-arm, both wearing glasses and lacy black bonnets. In the opposite direction two younger women walk together, both carrying packages and purses and wearing headscarves. 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

2009.10.7

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): 12 13/16 x 19 1/16 in. (32.6 x 48.4 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm)
H x W (Matted): 20 x 26 in. (50.8 x 66 cm)

Place captured

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
Photography
U.S. History, 1961-1969
Women

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd513c2f591-ede0-40dc-92fc-a6e67e6ed150

Record ID

nmaahc_2009.10.7

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