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Photographic print of a soda jerk working in a soda shop

ca. 1955

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 a soda jerk working in a soda shop. The man is pictured pouring soda into a cup. The soda shop has a Coca-Cola machine, advertisements for Nestles, and lists of ice creams and sodas. The bottom right corner has an inscription of a number: [1365]. The back of the photograph is blank.

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Catalog reference: 2014.302.82

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