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Photographic print of 8 people in front of a building

1904-1918

Smithsonian NMAAHC collection

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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 real photograph postcard of two (2) young men and six (6) women and girls standing and sitting in a row on the steps of a brick building. The two young men are standing at either end of the group, wearing jackets, trousers and ties. The young man on the far left is John Allen Cloman, Jr. The girls are wearing light-colored dresses, and the young women are wearing dresses of varying colors and patterns. All are looking at the camera, and none are smiling. Behind the group at proper left is a screened window, and at center is a large door with a four-pane window. The postcard is addressed to W.B. Cloman in Pine Bluff, Arkansas.

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Catalog reference: 2014.75.91

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