Museum object · Photographs and Still Images
Community elders in their almost daily gathering place in downtown Woodville, Wilkinson County, Mississippi
July 1975
Woodville, Wilkinson County, Mississippi, 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.
This black and white photographic print depicts five elderly men sitting on a wooden porch attached to a wooden clapboard house. The man on the left, sitting in a rocking chair, wears a light colored short sleeve shirt, and light colored pants. The man second from left, sitting on a wooden chair, wears a patterned shirt, light colored pants and suspenders. The man third from left wears a short sleeve plaid shirt, light colored pants and black rimmed glasses. The man second from the right, sitting slightly in front of the other men, wears a light colored short sleeve polo shirt, and light colored pants. The man on the right side rests his elbow on the railing next to him. He wears a light colored shirt under an open button down shirt, and light brown pants. Behind the men is a screen door and a twelve paned glass window.
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Catalog reference: 2016.125.2
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