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Statues, North Carolina

March 30, 2017

Franklin, Macon County, North Carolina, United States, Appalachia, 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 color digital photograph of several statue figures of caricatured African Americans and one white American. The statues are placed on three staggered wooden planks for display. There are four statues in the bottom row, two fully visible and two partially captured. In the middle row are two statues, each in a similar pose holding watermelon slices. The one on the right is painted white with a blue outfit, the one on the left is painted black with a red outfit. On the top row is one statue holding an American flag.

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Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture — original record ↗

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Catalog reference: 2024.72.13

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