Overton Park Zoo. Memphis, TN

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object Details

Photograph by
Dr. Ernest C. Withers, American, 1922 - 2007
Subject of
Unidentified Man or Men
Unidentified Child or Children
Description
This black-and-white photograph depicts the entrance to a Memphis zoo. At front and center is a sign reading "NO WHITE PEOPLE ALLOWED IN ZOO TODAY." Behind it, several African Americans can be seen in the zoo.
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
1950s
Object number
2009.16.2
Restrictions & Rights
© Ernest C. Withers Trust
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Type
gelatin silver prints
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W: 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm)
Place depicted
Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
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Classification
Photographs and Still Images
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Topic
African American
Photography
Segregation
Record ID
nmaahc_2009.16.2
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5148307ff-c8f8-47ce-9c06-d35776cbbf9e
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