Museum object · Photographs and Still Images
Photograph of Gilbert E. DeLorme. Sr., shaking hands with an unidentified man
ca. 1950
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, 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.
A black and white photograph of two men shaking hands. The man on the left of the photograph is Gilbert E. DeLorme, Sr. He is standing in profile and wearing glasses, a light toned suit and tie with a white shirt. The Atlanta Life Insurance employee standing on the right is wearing a dark suit, medium toned tie and white shirt. They are standing in front of the Atlanta Life Insurance Company offices, a white building and dark screen door. A handwritten note on the back in blue ink identifies the subjects and location.
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Catalog reference: 2014.94.31
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