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Construction flag person

Object Details

Description
A black-and-white photograph of a female construction working wearing a hard hat and holding a flag in her right hand. The flag is pointed towards the street while her left hand is raised and gesturing. A man walking on a sidewalk in front of a store window can be seen in the background. The photograph is stamped on the back with the photographer's name.
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Photograph by
Milton Williams, American, born 1940
Subject of
Unidentified Woman or Women
Unidentified Man or Men
Date
1978
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Milton Williams Archives
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (Sheet): 8 3/16 × 5 in. (20.8 × 12.7 cm)
Type
gelatin silver prints

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