Museum object · Photographs and Still Images
Photograph of a large gathering outside a church
1948 - 1970s
Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi, 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 group of people outside of a church. The church is on the right side of the photograph and it is made of brick with a tower and no steeple as its entrance. There are people of the steps of the church and filling the area between the church and the street. Some cars are visible. People are wearing suits, dungarees, skirts and jackets as well as hats.
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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13
Catalog reference: 2012.137.7.22
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