Museum object · Photographs and Still Images
Mary Fields Elementary School at recess
1979; printed 2007
Daufuskie Island, Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States, Sea Islands, North and Central America
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.
This gelatin silver print depicts a black and white image of children playing on the playground of Mary Fields Elementary School under the shade of a tree. Two students play on a swingset while others play in a grassy field in the background. On the left side of the photograph a male student is seated on a swing. He is wearing a graphic t-shirt, pants and gym shoes. A female student is walking toward the empty swing and is wearing a striped sleeveless shirt and shorts. The school house is in the background. There are no inscriptions, front or back.
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Catalog reference: 2014.310.15
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