Photograph of Terrence Roberts and soldiers at Little Rock Central High School
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Object Details
- Photograph by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Terrence Roberts, American, born 1941
- Little Rock Central High School, American, founded 1927
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of a group of armed United States military personnel in light-colored uniforms facing a young man, Terrence Roberts, wearing a horizontal striped shirt and dark slacks. The young man has a pencil tucked behind his left ear.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- September 1957
- Object number
- 2011.57.10.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Getty Images/ Paul Popper/ Popperfoto
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Medium
- photographic gelatin and silver on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Sheet): 8 3/16 × 10 1/16 in. (20.8 × 25.6 cm)
- H x W (Image): 7 11/16 × 9 1/2 in. (19.5 × 24.1 cm)
- Place depicted
- Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, United States, North and Central America
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- Civil Rights
- Education
- Law
- Military
- Photography
- Segregation
- U.S. History, 1953-1961
- Youth
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2011.57.10.3
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5953b215b-35cb-4d53-a632-d935d149eb05
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