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Lee Benefee
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A young man on the left is talking and gesturing to an older man on the right who is partially turned away towards an automobile in the background. Caption reads: "Hands played an eloquent role in a discussion of religion as Lee Benefee (left), a seminarian, talked to a passer-by on the street, not far from St. George's Episcopal church."
November 14, 1964
Gessert, Sherman A., Jr.
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Morris Gray
November 14, 1964
A young man is smiling and looking at a jazz trumpeter, of whom only his hands and trumpet can be seen. Caption reads: "Morris Gray, 11, of 2801 N. 11th St., seemed enthralled by Wetzel's jazz trum...
Darnell Yarbrough
July 26, 1977
A young man is hammering a nail into a pallet. Caption reads: "Darnell Yarbrough, 18, worked on wooden pallets at the JA [Junior Achievement] workshop."
Our Baby
Comedic photograph of a man wearing eyeglasses with a drawing depicting him as a baby in a wash basin, labeled "Our Baby."
Adam Davis
June 28, 1967
View across desk towards a man talking on a telephone and writing in a notebook. Caption reads: "Adam Davis, who is an insurance salesman, represents the growing Negro middle class."
Blessing Canned Food
November 28, 1957
A man wearing an alb and chasuble is blessing a collection of canned goods on an altar. Caption reads: "Canned food collected for the St. John's Home for Aged Women was blessed Thanksgiving day by ...
Robert Alexander
November 14, 1964
A boy is looking at a person in the foreground, who is out of focus. Another object — possibly a microphone stand — is also in the foreground and out of focus. Caption reads: "Robert Alexander, 9, ...
