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Page 21 of album belonging to Lewis C. Smith

1943-1944

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.

Page 21 of a photograph album (2015.272) owned by Lewis Curtis Smith. The black colored page has one black and white gelatin silver print photograph attached to it (2012.272.21a). The photograph depicts men and women getting food from a buffet. The women are dressed formally and the men are dressed in military uniforms. Lewis Curtis Smith and Ruth Smith are at the center of the photograph holding plates of food. Two men at the center of the image are labeled. The labels say “Archie Williams” and “Ace Lawson.”

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Catalog reference: 2015.272.21a

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