Pre-Baptismal Prayer

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A black-and-white photograph by Kenneth Royster titled “Pre-Baptismal Prayer”. The image shows three (3) individuals standing waist-deep in water. The figures are wearing loose white garments, including one baptismal robe. They are turned to the center of the image, with each person only partially visible. They have their arms raised in prayer. The edge of the negative is partially visible around the image. There are numerical inscriptions on the reverse.

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