Photograph of Cpl. Lawrence Leslie McVey

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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 Corporal Lawrence McVey, standing on the roof of a building wearing a suit and coat with his proper right arm crooked on his hip. McVey stands in front of a brick wall on a wooden walkway. Buildings and wire attenea can be seen in the background. The handwritten inscription in blue ink above the photo reads [Daddy 27 yrs.] On the reverse, is the remnant of a piece of black paper and adhesive residue.

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