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Photograph of Gilbert DeLorme, Sr. and poker group

ca. 1960

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 thirteen men and one woman attending a poker group gathering. They are seated around folding card tables set with coffee cups, saucers, glasses and cutlery. Gilbert DeLorme, Sr. is seated center right wearing glasses, a bark jacket and a white shirt. Immediately left of him is Ethel Forbes, wearing glasses and a black dress with a brooch pinned to the neckline. Dr. Samuel Nabrit is seated behind Ethel Forbes and is wearing a dark suit and tie with a white collared shirt. A handwritten note in blue ink on the back identifies the subjects.

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Catalog reference: 2014.94.38

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