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Staples singers preforming on the mall

1974

National Mall and Memorial Parks, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

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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 photograph of The Staples Singers performing outside. Pops Staples is at the end, playing a guitar and singing into a microphone. Cleotha Staples, Yvonne Staples and Mavis Staples are also singing into microphones. Mavis is seen on the right side of the photograph. She has her arm slightly raised. The photograph has the photographer's stamp and an inscription on the back.

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Catalog reference: 2011.15.324

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