Strawhat-John Quenton Brown, Joe Louis, and Clarence Love in a crowd of unidentified people, 1940s

Item — Box: 3

Identifier: 4327.10365

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Inscribed by hand in black ink, "Joe Louis" in lower left on the man second from the left on recto; Inscribed by hand in black ink, "Clarence Love" in lower center on the man third from the left on recto; Inscribed by hand in red ink, "#50 p.167 [50 p.167 is marked through]" in upper right corner on verso; Inscribed by hand in blue ink, "49" in upper right corner on verso; Inscribed by hand in black ink, "143" encircled in upper right corner on verso; Inscribed by hand in blue ink, "Stawhat-John Quenton Brown, owner auto lot acr. st. from present Wilson's b-b-cue Joe Louis and Clarence Love, circa 1940." in center on verso

Curatorial Remarks

People: Joe Louis, Clarence Love, John Quinton Brown

Community Elder Tags: wire fense, crowd watching, black lady in white dress, floral shirt, shaking hands, outside photo, music magazine

Montecella Driver, Community Expert for the Eddie Faye Gates project, 2020-2022

Curatorial Remarks

Community Youth Tags: black and white, straw hat, suspenders, floral shirt, black men, wired fence, cigar, white dress, earrings

Iana Redman, Community Expert for the Eddie Faye Gates project, 2020-2022

Dates

1940s

Access Restrictions

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