Museum object · Photographs and Still Images
Photographic print of Mary Elizabeth and William Lewis holding Easter baskets
ca. 1940-1945
Smithsonian NMAAHC collection
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 two children identified as Mary Elizabeth and William Lewis with Easter Sunday baskets. Mary Elizabeth is wearing skirt, dress top, and jacket ensemble with a straw hat while William Lewis wears a darker, houndstooth patterned coat and cap. They are holding hands and are looking into the camera as they stand on the sidewalk. The bottom right corner of the photograph has an inscription written in black ink by hand: [1037 (crossed out) 139]. The back of the photograph is blank.
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Catalog reference: 2014.302.64
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