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Group portrait of a young women's basketball team

Object Details

Description
A black-and-white photograph of eleven members of a women's basketball team standing in front of a curtain. The tallest woman stands in the middle, with the individuals being shorter as they stand further from the center. They wear light sweaters with dark lapels, shorts, and sneakers. A single basketball sits at their feet.
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Created by
Rev. Henry Clay Anderson, American, 1911 - 1998
Subject of
Unidentified Woman or Women
Date
1948 - 1970s
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Charles Schwartz and Shawn Wilson
Medium
photographic gelatin and silver on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (Sheet): 8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
Type
gelatin silver prints
portraits

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