The Way of Life of the Northern Negro: Untitled

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A black-and-white photograph of blues musicians at the Maxwell Street flea market. The man closest to the camera is playing a Silvertone Aristocrat model, an archtop semiacoustic guitar. To his left is a second man sitting on the curb. A third man sits on the front bumper of the car, with his right elbow on his leg and his right hand holding his face and cigarette. A fourth man is pictured next to the third man, but his face is cut off.

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