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Willie meets Waving Girl 'at the Daufuskie dock

Object Details

Description
This gelatin silver print depicts a black and white image of a man named Willie meeting a boat at the Daufuskie dock. He is standing on the dock and wears light colored pants, a dark colored shirt and knit hat. He is leaning on one of the wooden dock posts as he speaks with a man on the boat. The boat is in the process of docking. There are no inscriptions, front or back.
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Photograph by
Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe, American, born 1951
Printed by
ModernAge Photographic Services, American
Subject of
Unidentified Man or Men
Date
1979; printed 2007
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Generously donated by Bank of America Corporation
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (Image): 13 × 19 7/16 in. (33 × 49.4 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 20 × 23 7/8 in. (50.8 × 60.6 cm)
Type
gelatin silver prints
digital prints
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