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Page 5 of album belonging to Lewis C. Smith

1943-1944

Murray's Dude Ranch, Apple Valley, San Bernardino County, California, 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.

Page 5 of a photograph album (2015.272) owned by Lewis Curtis Smith. The black colored page contains five black and white gelatin silver print photographs. Four of the photographs are of Lewis Curtis Smith. 2015.272.5a: At the top left corner of the page is Lewis Curtis Smith smoking a cigarette. 2015.272.5b: At the top right corner of the page is Lewis Curtis Smith in a leather jacket. 2015.272.5c: At the center of the page is Ruth Smith wearing a light colored dress. Automobiles parked in a garage are in the background. An inscription written at the top of the photograph reads "Murray’s Dude Ranch / Summer 1943 – Honeymooning.” 2015.272.5d: At the bottom left corner of the page is Lewis Curtis Smith smiling in a leather jacket. 2015.272.5e: At the bottom right of the page is Lewis Curtis Smith wearing a leather jacket standing in front of a building.

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Catalog reference: 2015.272.5a-e

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