Museum object · Photographs and Still Images
Portrait of Josephine Irvin and Deloris Johnson
1970-1971
Marion County, Mississippi, 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.
A black and white photograph of Josephine Irvin and Deloris Johnson. The two are standing outside, amidst a group of animals including pigs, chickens, a turkey, and a dog. The girls are dressed in dresses and stand in front of a wooden wagon. A car is visible in the background. On the back of the photograph are handwritten inscriptions identifying the subject, date, and photographer.
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Catalog reference: 2018.21.89
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