Freedom General Store

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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.

A black-and-white photograph of three children in a Resurrection City plywood structure with the sign "Freedom General Store." The photograph shows a structure made out of wooden boards. On the proper left side of the structure there is a white rectangle with handmade white words which read [FREEDOM / GENERAL / STORE]. There is a window cut out on the proper right side. There is a boy standing inside and holding a hammer. He is wearing a white t-shirt which reads [CINCINNATI]. There are two boys on the other side of the window. One of them is writing something on a clipboard and the other is wearing a brimmed hat with a strap. There is a clear plastic covering on the top of the building. There is a thin white border around the image. It is signed "Laura Jones" on the proper left side under the image. The back of the photograph is blank.

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