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Photograph of a large group of people seated and standing around a table

ca. 1955

Smithsonian NMAAHC collection

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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 silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of a group of twelve (12) men and seven (7) women. The group is depicted seated and standing around a long table covered with a white table cloth, a white centerpiece, glasses, and a bottle. A row of one (1) man and six (6) women are seated behind the table on the right side of the image. The man is in the foreground with the women seated on his proper right side. He is wearing a medium toned jacket and collared shirt. At the far end of the table, are three rows of eleven (11) men and one (1) woman. The front row includes three men seated around the table with one man kneeling next the man seated in the far left. In the second row are five (5) men and one (1) woman. The top row includes two (2) men.

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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13

Catalog reference: 2013.46.25.229

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