Museum object · Photographs and Still Images
Photographic print of a soda jerk working in a soda shop
ca. 1955
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, 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 soda jerk working in a soda shop. The man is pictured pouring soda into a cup. The soda shop has a Coca-Cola machine, advertisements for Nestles, and lists of ice creams and sodas. The bottom right corner has an inscription of a number: [1365]. The back of the photograph is blank.
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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13
Catalog reference: 2014.302.82
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