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Portrait of Brady Patton

1970

Marion County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America

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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.

A black and white photograph of Brady Patton holding a chicken. Patton is featured standing behind a chicken wire fence. He is holding the chicken in his right hand. Patton is wearing a long-sleeve shirt, pants, and loafers. He is looking at the camera and smiling. The photograph is mounted to a thick cardstock. Below the image, on the bottom of the mount, an inscription reads: [Brady Patton / 1970 / Martha Olson]. On the back of the photograph are handwritten inscriptions identifying the subject, date, and photographer.

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Catalog reference: 2018.21.102

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