Museum object · negatives
Portrait of three young men sitting on a porch swing
1958
Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi, United States
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 film negative featuring the image of three young men, dressed in tuxedos and sitting on a large swing. The two on the right wear white jackets and all have their legs crossed.
- Catalog date
- 1958
- Recorded places
- Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi, United States
- Recorded subjects
- African American; American South; Children; Communities; Photography; Segregation; Social life and customs
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Sources & collection details
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture — original record ↗
Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-20
Catalog reference: 2007.1.69.21.78.B
Collection: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
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