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Photographic print of a man holding money at a shop counter

ca. 1959

Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America

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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 an unidentified man standing at the cashier's counter of a store. The man holds a twenty dollar bill and another unidentified bill in his hand. Behind the counter is another unidentified man who faces him. Beneath and on top of the counter are shelves of candy and magazines including Ebony. To the right of the photograph is a food counter. The back of the photograph has barcoded sticker with the photo numbers, a credit, and caption.

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Catalog reference: 2014.302.27

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