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Title
Photograph of an African American man mowing the lawn of a house in Los Angeles
Creator
Turner, Steve (Art dealer)
Contributor
Turner, Steve (Art dealer)
Date Created and/or Issued
1914
Contributing Institution
UC San Diego, Special Collections and Archives
Collection
Steve Turner Collection of African-Americana
Rights Information
Public domain
Constraint(s) on Use: This work may be used without prior permission.
Use: This work is available from the UC San Diego Library. This digital copy of the work is intended to support research, teaching, and private study.
Description
Photograph of an African American man wielding a push lawn mower in front of a house in Los Angeles. The man, named Miguel according to the inscription on the verso, wears thick work gloves, a wide-brimmed hat, and a cravat. Suspenders hold up his loose-fitting trousers.
Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/sca)
Still image
Date from pencil inscription on verso of mount: "Miguel, Los Angeles 1914"
Title devised by cataloger.
Los Angeles, California
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : print on card mount ; 179 x 128 mm on mount 228 x 177 mm
Identifier
ark:/20775/bb2944040m
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Gardeners
African Americans
Twentieth century
Photographs
Los Angeles (California)
Place
Los Angeles (California)

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