Museum object · Photographs and Still Images
A man standing in front of the church
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 a man standing in front of First Union African Baptist Church. He is standing with his arms folded and is wearing a suit, fedora and watch on this left wrist. A door to the church is in the center of the photograph. To the left of the door a sign reads [UNION / BAPTIST / CHURCH]. There are no inscriptions, front or back.
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Catalog reference: 2014.310.43
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