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Photograph of ten friends of Laura Fitzpatrick posed on and around a bench

1942

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, 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 of ten people (seven men and three women) posed on and around a bench in front of a residential building. The men wear jackets and collared shirts, some with ties, hats, boutonnieres, or sunglasses. The women wear jackets and blouses with skirts. On the left, partially in frame, is a baby carriage. The edges of the photograph are decoratively serrated. The producer of the paper, VELOX, appears on the back. Also on verso at extreme top center, the number 344 stamped upside-down in faded black ink. Slip of paper accompanying photograph in album reads [Back row: From left, Ralph Edwards, / George Whyte, ?, ? - Reynolds, Jewel Howell, / Middle; Sylvia Howell, Faye Howell, / Floria Smith / Front: Frank Smith, ? 1942 / *Back row, second from righ[sic] - Mr. Angellittie? / Gloria's Husband].

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Catalog reference: 2016.72.2.3.30

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