Joseph A. McNeil and Franklin E. McCain

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A black-and-white photograph of Joseph A. McNeil and Franklin E. McCain, by Platon. McNeil and McCain are depicted leaning on the Woolworth’s lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina. They are standing on the service side of the counter, opposite a row of lunch counter stools with metal seat frames, plastic seats, and metal spindle backrests. McNeil is depicted in the far-left foreground, with his proper left elbow and right forearm resting on the counter and his face cradled in his proper left hand. He is wearing a medium tone suit with widely spaced thin, light stripes. He is also wearing a white dress shirt, matching tie, frameless glasses, and a watch with a thick metal band. McCain, depicted on the right, is resting both forearms on the counter with his fingers laced together in front of him.

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