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Page 8 of album belonging to Lewis C. Smith

1943-1944

Smithsonian NMAAHC collection

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

Page 8 of a photograph album (2015.272) owned by Lewis Curtis Smith. The black colored page contains five black and white gelatin silver print photographs. 2015.272.8a: At the top left of the page a photograph depicts a group of men looking at a sunken ship. The men are also on a ship looking towards a shoreline. 2015.272.8b: At the top right of the page is a photograph of people walking on a stairway in a city. Buildings are on both sides of the stairway. A man appears to be selling flowers on the right side of the photograph. 2015.272.8c: At the center of the page is Walter Francis White smoking a cigarette. He is in uniform and wearing glasses. A handwritten inscription above the photograph states "Walter White." 2015.272.8d: At the bottom left corner of the page a photograph depicts people rowing a boat. A city can be seen in the background. 2015.272.

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Catalog reference: 2015.272.8a-e

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