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Museum object · gelatin silver prints

Group portrait of women posed in front of church organ

1948 - 1970s

Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi, 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 photograph featuring a group portrait of women posed in front of a church organ. Most of the women wear hats; some also wear white gloves and corsages.

Catalog date
1948 - 1970s
Recorded places
Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
Recorded subjects
African American; Christianity; Photography; Religion; The Black Church; Women

Sources & collection details

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

Catalog reference: 2012.137.3.18

Collection: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

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