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Photograph of Gilbert E. DeLorme. Sr., shaking hands with an unidentified man

ca. 1950

Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, 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 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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