Museum object · Photographs and Still Images
Photograph of the interior of a restaurant
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 a counter. The counter in the middle of the picture has a row of stools with no backs. On the counter are napkin holders, salt and pepper shakers and ashtrays. There are three jukeboxes along the counter with "5¢" at the top. The back of the bar has a cash register, coffee machine and cups and various cigarettes and bottles. On the back wall outside of the counter is a display containing "oysters" and "chops".
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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13
Catalog reference: 2012.137.7.26
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