Southern Ladies • New Orleans, LA

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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 four women walking on a street in New Orleans, LA by the photographer Leonard Freed. The left half of the frame is filled with two elderly women walking arm-in-arm, both wearing glasses and lacy black bonnets. In the opposite direction two younger women walk together, both carrying packages and purses and wearing headscarves. The date and place the photo was taken are inscribed on the back along with the photographer's stamp.

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