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Intercessory prayer being rendered by a deacon at Jake’s Chapel, Greenville, Mississippi, 2005

2005; printed 2012

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 of three men dressed in black suits with their heads down in prayer. A wood altar is in front of them while a podium and several microphones are behind them. A fourth man wearing a suit is kneeling next to the altar and facing away from the camera on the right side of the image. Additional people can be seen in the background. No inscriptions on the front or back.

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Catalog reference: 2012.141.11

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