Juanita Sherrod and Richie Jean Jackson in the Jackson Home Kitchen, Selma, Alabama, circa 1959
THF708492 / Juanita Sherrod and Richie Jean Jackson in the Jackson Home Kitchen, Selma, Alabama, circa 1959
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Artifact Overview
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
circa 1959
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2023.50.0.28.3
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 3.625 in
Width: 3.625 in
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