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Diptych of Dr. Arthur M. Townsend in suit carrying a briefcase

October 10, 1934

Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, 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 double photograph of Dr. Arthur M. Townsend carrying a briefcase and wearing a hat, suit, and tie as he walks down a sidewalk. On the back, the date 10/10/34 written twice in pen; a stamp for Newsflash, Inc.; the number 275676 in pencil. When it arrived, this object was inside of object 2011.36.69.

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Catalog reference: 2011.36.69.2

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