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An Old Couple
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A portrait of an old African American couple sitting on a porch. The woman on the left is smoking a pipe and is holding a small dog in her lap, and the man is on the right is smoking a pipe. Caption reads: "'A Couple of the Old Ones' Lake Providence, LA."
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Woman Smoking on the Stairs
A portrait of an African American woman sitting on a stairway smoking a pipe. Caption reads: "Solid Comfort."
Illustration of Dancers
Couples are dancing and a man smoking a pipe is sitting in a chair watching. A band plays music on a bandstand in the background.
Man in Work Clothes with Pipe
1930
Photographic postcard of a full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a man standing with his hands behind his back. He is wearing work clothes and is smoking a pipe. The pipe is...
Man with Head on Table
Trick photographic portrait of a man standing next to a table and holding a pipe in his hand. On the table is a man's large head placed on a pedestal. He is also smoking a pipe.
Gauer Self-Portrait Standing with Pipe
circa 1950-1959
A self-portrait of Harold Gauer standing holding a pipe and wearing a jacket, vest, and bow tie.
Howard "Dad" Greene
August 1916
A candid portrait (possibly a self-portrait) of Howard Greene, who is known to The Gang as Dad. He is wearing eyeglasses and is smoking a pipe.
