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Photo: Scott Leen
A Negro Entering a Movie Theatre by Outside "Colored" Entrance, Belzoni, Mississippi
Photo: Scott Leen

A Negro Entering a Movie Theatre by Outside "Colored" Entrance, Belzoni, Mississippi

Datenegative 1939, printed 1977
Object number86.225
Photo CreditPhoto: Scott Leen
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Recent Modern Acquisitions, Aug. 27 - Oct. 18, 1987. Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Go Tell It: Civil Rights Photography, Apr. 30, 2016 - Jan. 2, 2017. Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Semiotics of the Street, Feb. 4 - July 17, 2022.
Credit LineGift of Jerome D. Whalen
Dimensions9 5/16 x 12 7/16 in. (23.6 x 31.6 cm)
MediumGelatin Silver Print
Image Not Available for Negro Houses, Outskirts of Tupelo, Mississippi
Negro Houses, Outskirts of Tupelo, Mississippi
1936
Object number: 85.344
Image Not Available for Torn Movie Poster, Truro, Massachusetts
Torn Movie Poster, Truro, Massachusetts
1931
Object number: 86.4.7
Image Not Available for Rev. and Mrs. Abernathy, U.N. Ambassador Ralph Bunche, Dr. and Mrs. King, and Rev. Frederick Reese Entering Montgomery on Oak St., March 25th, 1965
Rev. and Mrs. Abernathy, U.N. Ambassador Ralph Bunche, Dr. and Mrs. King, and Rev. Frederick Reese Entering Montgomery on Oak St., March 25th, 1965
1965
Object number: 2000.35
Image Not Available for Outside the market this time—Tropical fruits and vegetables are for sale, from Amero Picture Book
Outside the market this time—Tropical fruits and vegetables are for sale, from Amero Picture Book
Emilio Amero
1940
Object number: 96.44.11
Photo: Scott Leen
Bennie's Grocery Store, in Negro Section of Town, Near Montgomery, Alabama
negative 1940, printed 1977
Object number: 83.160
Image Not Available for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Rev. Ralph Abernathy Passing White Spectators Outside the Dexter Ave. Baptist Church, Montgomery, Alabama, March 14th, 1965
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Rev. Ralph Abernathy Passing White Spectators Outside the Dexter Ave. Baptist Church, Montgomery, Alabama, March 14th, 1965
1965
Object number: 2000.36
Image Not Available for Joyous Southern Christian Leadership Conference Marchers Outside Jefferson Davis Hotel, Montgomery, Alabama, March 25th, 1965
Joyous Southern Christian Leadership Conference Marchers Outside Jefferson Davis Hotel, Montgomery, Alabama, March 25th, 1965
1965
Object number: 2000.42
Image Not Available for Waiting to be Paid for Picking Cotton, Store on Marcella Plantation, Milston, Mississippi
Waiting to be Paid for Picking Cotton, Store on Marcella Plantation, Milston, Mississippi
1939
Object number: 83.158
Image Not Available for Brookhaven, Mississippi
Brookhaven, Mississippi
1978
Object number: 82.56
Image Not Available for Iuka, Mississippi
Iuka, Mississippi
1978
Object number: 82.57
Image Not Available for Business Manager Paying Off Cotton Pickers in Plantation Store, Marcella Plantation, Mileston, Mississippi Delta
Business Manager Paying Off Cotton Pickers in Plantation Store, Marcella Plantation, Mileston, Mississippi Delta
1939
Object number: 2022.24.8
Image Not Available for Jeanette at the Entrance to her Family's Apartment
Jeanette at the Entrance to her Family's Apartment
June, 1978
Object number: 82.24