The Elder

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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 by Kenneth Royster of an unidentified man seated in a room with religious paraphernalia. The man is wearing a white three-piece suit with a dark striped tie and looking at the camera. He is seated in front of a short wall on the right side of the image. His hands are clasped in his lap and he is wearing a necklace with religious. On the left is a metal candle stand with votive holders shaped like leaves and a cross at the top. There is a ledge around the middle of the room. On the ledge above the candles are two (2) small flags connected to a central stand. Next to the flags are framed pictures, a statue of the Virgin Mary, and a curtained window. There are chairs covered in white fabric below the ledge.

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