Photograph of a man

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 silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of a man. The man is depicted from the chest up. His proper right shoulder is held slightly forward and his head is turned towards the viewer. He is wearing a dark pinstriped suit jacket, white collared shirt, and a dark diagonally striped tie with a round tie pin. He is shown against a dark gradient background. There are no inscriptions on the front of the photograph. On the back of the photograph, in the bottom left corner, is the photographer's stamp in black ink that reads, [PHOTO FOR REPRODUCTION / FISCHER / S.E. Cor. 9th St. & Franklin Ave. / ST. LOUIS, MO.]. An inscription in pencil across the center of the back of the photograph reads, [Sept. 14, 37 / Yes! / Will you?]. There are additional pencil notations written on the back of the photograph.

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