A Boy in Front of the Loews 125th Street Movie Theater

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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.

This image depicts a young boy, Damon Mitchell, standing on sidewalk in front a movie ticket box office. He leans with his left arm against a wooden barricade. Wearing sunglasses, a track suit and white sneakers, he holds a small drink carton in his left hand. Behind him is an octagonal ticket booth, decorated on the bottom with a geometric mosaic pattern and solid glass on the top. A person is visible in the booth. Beyond the ticket booth is a dark corridor with lighted movie displays.

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