WASECA – BARBADOS ISLAND STORY: FAVORITE PASTIME IS A GAME OF CARDS.

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A black-and-white photograph of a group of men, Barbadian migrant workers, playing cards. There is a crate in the center being used as a table. Six (6) men are crouched around the crate, most of them holding cards in their hands. The two (2) men in the back center are wearing hats, one a wide-brim style and the other a baseball cap. There is a man standing in the back left, with only his lower half visible. Four (4) of the men are wearing overalls. The siding and screen door of a building are visible in the background. On the back is a date stamp, several numerical inscriptions, and a typed label with the title/caption.

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