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Digital image of Taylor family members at the beach on Martha's Vineyard

1950s

Oak Bluffs, Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States, Martha's Vineyard, North and Central America

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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.

A black-and-white digital image of people on the beach on Martha's Vineyard. A group of two (2) men and five (5) women are sitting or lying on beach blankets. The men are sitting up, looking towards the water, and the women are lying on the beach towels. None are looking at the camera. In the background, other people are lying on towels and playing in the water, and a pier is extending out into the ocean at the horizon line.

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Catalog reference: 2014.112.93

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