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Back From Jim Crow Army and Navy on the Home Front

1940s

Crown Heights, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, 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 black-and-white group portrait photograph of African American World War II servicemen in uniform posing while making the "V" for victory sign with their hands. An inscription on the verso reads [-Brooklyn WII Vets / Kingsboro Housing Project].

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

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Catalog reference: 2010.74.147

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