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Photographic print of a boy drinking from water fountain

1930 - 1970

Smithsonian NMAAHC collection

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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 black and white photograph of a young boy drinking from a water fountain. The water makes it to his mouth as well as wets his nose and chin. A closed window is present just behind the boy. There is an imprint of a palm tree in the bottom right corner of the border on the front of the photograph. The back of the photograph has an inscription, by hand, of the numbers: [1143.04], [1143], and a photographer's stamp.

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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13

Catalog reference: 2014.302.25

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