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Grocery Store, 14th & U Streets

ca. 1940

14th and U Streets, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

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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 five unidentified male employees standing in a grocery store at 14th and U Streets, Washington, D.C. Four of the employees stand in front of the counter, while the fifth stands behind it at the cash register. The store is filled with canned goods and boxes. Signage adorns the walls of the store.

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Catalog reference: 2014.276.2.16

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