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Museum object · gelatin silver prints

Helen Ann Smith at Harlem House, Beale St, Memphis, TN

1950s

Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America

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Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A young African American woman wears a white blouse and apron and stands behind a diner counter.

Catalog date
1950s
Recorded places
Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
Recorded subjects
African American; American South; Black Enterprise; Business; Cooking and dining; Foodways; Labor; Photography

Sources & collection details

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture — original record ↗

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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-20

Catalog reference: 2009.16.17

Collection: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

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