Museum object · Photographs and Still Images
Digital image of men handling exposed wires
April 28, 2015
Baltimore, Maryland, 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 image depicts men handling exposed wires. The man in the center of the photograph has his back to the camera and is wearing a black t-shirt. He is holding a metal rod in his left hand and his right arm is raised above his head as he passes exposed wires to the men in front of him. The man directly in front of him also has his back to the camera and is wearing a t-shirt and jeans. In front of him, a man is standing inside of a broken window. He is bending over to pick up a metal object. A person wearing a striped shirt is partially visible in the right corner of the photograph. 46.
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Catalog reference: 2016.61.19
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