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Photographic print of the Greer family at the Cincinnati YMCA

August 1, 1919

Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, 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 the Cincinnati YMCA cafeteria. Some members of the YMCA are seated at tables, while others stand on line near the food serving station. The Greer family, including sisters Beulah, Jessie, Vivian, and their mother Florence are seated at a table in the second row, second table from the left. The Greers are all seated. Beulah, wearing a hat with a dark ribbon, and Jessie, wearing a hat with a light ribbon, are seated facing the camera. Florence is seated across the table and is turned slightly to face the camera. Vivian has her back facing the camera. The back of the photograph is blank.

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Catalog reference: 2019.18.4

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