Museum object · Photographs and Still Images
Girl at Gee's Bend, Alabama
1937; printed 1981
Gee's Bend, Wilcox County, Alabama, 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 black-and-white photograph of an African American girl with a serious expression on her face, standing looking out of a log cabin window. The shutter of the open window is insulated with newspapers featuring an image of a beautiful blonde woman and food advertisements.
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Sources & collection details
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Catalog reference: 2012.107.34
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