Three children standing by a metal railing, Boston, Mass., September 1956

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Location Note

Geographic / Mass. / Boston; 85M-01-314-Z-G-0605

GUSN

GUSN-368558

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Description

Group portrait of three unidentified Black children playing in front of a railing in Boston's South End. The photograph is dated September 1956. The photographer is unknown.

Details

Descriptive Terms

group portraits
clothing
railings (balustrades)
neighborhoods
buildings (structures)
children (people by age group)
photographic prints

Physical Descrption

1 photographic print

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Reference Code

PC001.03.01.USMA.0480.0090.004

Acqusition Type

Library & Archives Purchase

Credit Line

Library & Archives purchase

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Material Type

photographic prints

Subjects

Photograph
African Americans

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Geographic / Mass. / Boston; 85M-01-314-Z-G-0605

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