Museum object · Photographs and Still Images
Diptych of Dr. Arthur M. Townsend in suit carrying a briefcase
October 10, 1934
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
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 double photograph of Dr. Arthur M. Townsend carrying a briefcase and wearing a hat, suit, and tie as he walks down a sidewalk. On the back, the date 10/10/34 written twice in pen; a stamp for Newsflash, Inc.; the number 275676 in pencil. When it arrived, this object was inside of object 2011.36.69.
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Catalog reference: 2011.36.69.2