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Museum object · Photographs and Still Images

NYC

1970s

New York City, New York, 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 women in front of a store front. One woman is dressed in light-colored clothing and looks to the right of frame. The other woman is dressed in dark colored clothing with sunglasses and faces the opposite. Directly behind them is a store window displaying sunglasses, jewelry and electronics. Above them is an advertisement with an illustration of a little girl on the beach with her bathing suit being pulled down by a dog and the statement "Don't be a paleface!" On the back is the title, date, and photographer's signature.

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Catalog reference: 2016.99.11

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