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Photograph of the U.S. AAU Track and Field Team in Tokyo, Japan

Object Details

Description
A black-and-white photograph of a group of seven (7) men standing together outdoors. The man on the far left wears a light colored jacket and dark pants. He is seen in profile with his proper right arm bent at the waist with his hand out in front. The remainder of the group includes six (6) members of the Amateur Athletic Union of the track and field team. Richard Howard stands third from the left. Each of team members wears light colored pants, dark jackets, and a striped tie. Their blazers all have a patch on the proper left breast reading AAU USA. The image is bordered by a narrow white edge. In the background is a landscape of foliage.
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Photograph by
Unidentified
Subject of
Dick Howard, American, 1935 - 1967
Unidentified Man or Men
Date
August 1958
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Howard Family
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (Image): 3 1/8 x 4 1/2 in. (7.9 x 11.5 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 3 5/16 x 4 3/4 in. (8.4 x 12.1 cm)
Type
gelatin silver prints
portraits
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