Museum object · Photographs and Still Images
Studio portrait of father and child
1948 - 1970s
Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
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 a man and a male child. The man, left, is wearing a dark pinstripe suit, patterned tie and dress shoes. He has a brimmed hat on, a watch chain attached to his pants and pens in his jacket breast pocket. The child, right, is wearing a light suit, short dark tie and dress shoes. He has a brimmed hat and a handkerchief in his jacket breast pocket. The child is standing on a bench with his right hand resting on the man's shoulder.
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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13
Catalog reference: 2012.137.8.2
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