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Photograph of four employees outside Atlanta Life

ca. 1940

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 four Atlanta Life Insurance Company employees standing outside the Atlanta Life offices, a white, concrete building with five visible windows. Standing from left to right: Gilbert E. DeLorme, Sr., Edward L. Simon, Eugene Martin, and an unidentified man. DeLorme is wearing a light colored suit, white collared shirt, a dark patterned tie, medium toned shoes and is holding a white brimmed hat. Simon is wearing a light colored jacket, dark pants, a white collared shirt, a medium toned tie and white shoes. Eugene Martin is wearing a medium toned suit, white collared shirt, a patterned tie, dark shoes and is holding a cigarette. The unidentified man is wearing a light colored suit, white collared shirt, light colored tie and white shoes. A handwritten note in blue ink on the back identifies the subjects and date.

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Catalog reference: 2014.94.42

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