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Group portrait of a family on the beach

1941-1945

Italy, Europe

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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 portrait of a family on the beach in Italy, captured by Tuskegee Airman James H. O'Neal. The family consists of eleven (11) adults and five (5) small children, sitting, kneeling, and standing as a group on the sand. They wear combinations of swimwear and casual clothing. The water is visible to the left and behind them. There are no marks or inscriptions, front or back.

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Catalog reference: 2015.63.9

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