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Portrait of an unidentified student at elementary school

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 an unidentified elementary school boy standing against a brick wall. The boy is wearing a checked long-sleeve button down shirt, pants, and sneakers. He has his right hand resting on his belt buckle and is looking down towards the ground. The photograph is mounted to a thick paper mount. Below the image, on the bottom of the mount, an inscription reads: [Martha Olson]. On the back of the photograph are handwritten inscriptions identifying the subject, date, and photographer.

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Catalog reference: 2018.21.106

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