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Photographic print of Pittsburgh Courier paper boys

1947

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 three Pittsburgh Courier paper boys. Two are seated on a bench while the third stands to the far left and is mostly hidden from view, save the bottom third of his smiling face and the right side of his body. The seated boys wear caps and black overcoats. The boy on the right smiles at the camera, while the boy in the center smiles, looking off camera, to the left. The boy in the middle also has a bag hanging from his proper right shoulder. To the far right, is a poster advertising a concert given by the Jubalaires on April 20th, 1947. The back of the photograph is blank.

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Catalog reference: 2014.302.69

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