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Photograph of James Parsons with lab colleagues at Duriron Co.

1930s

Dayton, Greene County, Ohio, 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 group portrait of James A. Parsons, Jr. with five lab colleagues from Duriron Co. Parsons is seated in the front row, left seat. Two other men are seated next to him, with three additional men standing behind. All six are wearing suits with ties. Parsons and the man behind him wear lighter colored suits and the young man seated in the middle wears a bow tie and eyeglasses.

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Catalog reference: 2015.246.14

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