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Background imageGordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks Collection: Interior of a Chinese laundry located under the apartment of... Washington, D.C. 1942

Interior of a Chinese laundry located under the apartment of... Washington, D.C. 1942. Creator: Gordon Parks
Washington, D.C. Interior of a Chinese laundry located under the apartment of Mrs. Ella Watson, a government charwoman

Background imageGordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks Collection: As in Moses time, members of the St. Martins Spiritual Church remove... Washington, D.C. 1942

As in Moses time, members of the St. Martins Spiritual Church remove... Washington, D.C. 1942. Creator: Gordon Parks
Washington, D.C. As in Moses time, members of the St. Martins Spiritual Church remove their shoes during the annual " flower bowl demonstration" because during this service they walk

Background imageGordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks Collection: A member of the St. Martins Spiritual Church, receiving the final... Washington, D.C. 1942

A member of the St. Martins Spiritual Church, receiving the final... Washington, D.C. 1942. Creator: Gordon Parks
Washington, D.C. A member of the St. Martins Spiritual Church, receiving the final blessing of a flower from Reverend Vondell Gassaway, the pastor at the annual " flower bowl demonstration"

Background imageGordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks Collection: Reverend Vondell Gassway, pastor of the St. Martins Spiritual Church... Washington, D.C. 1942

Reverend Vondell Gassway, pastor of the St. Martins Spiritual Church... Washington, D.C. 1942. Creator: Gordon Parks
Washington, D.C. Reverend Vondell Gassway, pastor of the St. Martins Spiritual Church, giving the final blessing and a flower to a member of his congregation during the annual " flower bowl

Background imageGordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks Collection: Clerk waiting on a customer in the store owned by Mr. J. Benjamin, Washington, D. C. 1942

Clerk waiting on a customer in the store owned by Mr. J. Benjamin, Washington, D. C. 1942. Creator: Gordon Parks
Washington, D.C. Clerk waiting on a customer in the store owned by Mr. J. Benjamin

Background imageGordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks Collection: Interior of the grocery store patronized by Mrs. Ella Watson... Washington, D.C. 1942

Interior of the grocery store patronized by Mrs. Ella Watson... Washington, D.C. 1942. Creator: Gordon Parks
Washington, D.C. Interior of the grocery store patronized by Mrs. Ella Watson, a government charwoman

Background imageGordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks Collection: Worshippers before the altar in the St. Martins Spiritual Church, Washington, D. C. 1942

Worshippers before the altar in the St. Martins Spiritual Church, Washington, D. C. 1942. Creator: Gordon Parks
Washington, D.C. Worshippers before the altar in the St. Martins Spiritual Church

Background imageGordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks Collection: Waiting for the street car at 7th and Florida Avenue, N. W. Washington, D. C. 1942

Waiting for the street car at 7th and Florida Avenue, N. W. Washington, D. C. 1942. Creator: Gordon Parks
Washington, D.C. Waiting for the street car at 7th and Florida Avenue, N.W

Background imageGordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks Collection: Saturday afternoon, 7th Street and Florida Avenue, N. W. Washington, D. C. 1942

Saturday afternoon, 7th Street and Florida Avenue, N. W. Washington, D. C. 1942. Creator: Gordon Parks
Washington, D.C. Saturday afternoon, 7th Street and Florida Avenue, N.W. [Mrs Ella Watson]

Background imageGordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks Collection: Religious objects and an improved altar in the bedroom of Mrs. Watson... Washington, D.C. 1942

Religious objects and an improved altar in the bedroom of Mrs. Watson... Washington, D.C. 1942. Creator: Gordon Parks
Washington, D.C. Religious objects and an improved altar in the bedroom of Mrs. Watson, a government charwoman

Background imageGordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks Collection: Grandchild of Mrs. Ella Watson, a government charwoman, taking her... nap, Washington, D.C, 1942

Grandchild of Mrs. Ella Watson, a government charwoman, taking her... nap, Washington, D.C, 1942. Creator: Gordon Parks
Washington, D.C. Grandchild of Mrs. Ella Watson, a government charwoman, taking her afternoon nap

Background imageGordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks Collection: Dinner time at the home of Mrs. Ella Watson, a government charwoman, Washington, D. C. 1942

Dinner time at the home of Mrs. Ella Watson, a government charwoman, Washington, D. C. 1942. Creator: Gordon Parks
Washington, D.C. Dinner time at the home of Mrs. Ella Watson, a government charwoman

Background imageGordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks Collection: Mrs. Ella Watson, a government charwoman going home... Washington, D.C. 1942. Creator: Gordon Parks

Mrs. Ella Watson, a government charwoman going home... Washington, D.C. 1942. Creator: Gordon Parks
Washington, D.C. Mrs. Ella Watson, a government charwoman going home from work at 2 a.m

Background imageGordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks Collection: Corner store which is patronized by Mrs. Ella Watson, a government charwoman, Washington, DC, 1942

Corner store which is patronized by Mrs. Ella Watson, a government charwoman, Washington, DC, 1942
Washington, D.C. Corner store which is patronized by Mrs. Ella Watson, a government charwoman

Background imageGordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks Collection: Government charwoman who provides for a family of six on her salary... Washington, D.C. 1942

Government charwoman who provides for a family of six on her salary... Washington, D.C. 1942. Creator: Gordon Parks
Washington, D.C. Government charwoman who provides for a family of six on her salary of one thousand and eighty dollars per year. She puts ten percent of her salary in war bonds. [Mrs Ella Watson]

Background imageGordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks Collection: Government charwoman cleaning after regular working hours, Washington, D. C. 1942

Government charwoman cleaning after regular working hours, Washington, D. C. 1942. Creator: Gordon Parks
Washington, D.C. Government charwoman cleaning after regular working hours. [Mrs Ella Watson]

Background imageGordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks Collection: Government charwoman cleaning after regular hours, Washington, D. C. 1942. Creator: Gordon Parks

Government charwoman cleaning after regular hours, Washington, D. C. 1942. Creator: Gordon Parks
Washington, D.C. Government charwoman cleaning after regular hours

Background imageGordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks Collection: Air raid wardens meeting in zone nine, Southwest area, Washington, D. C, 1942. Creator: Gordon Parks

Air raid wardens meeting in zone nine, Southwest area, Washington, D. C, 1942. Creator: Gordon Parks
Washington, D.C. Air raid wardens meeting in zone nine, Southwest area. Mr. Frederick Douglas, chairman, and Mrs. Hunton, secretary

Background imageGordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks Collection: Portrait of Langston Hughes, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks

Portrait of Langston Hughes, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks
Portrait of Langston Hughes

Background imageGordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks Collection: Three children waiting in the kitchen while their mother prepares the... Washington, D.C, 1942

Three children waiting in the kitchen while their mother prepares the... Washington, D.C, 1942. Creator: Gordon Parks
Washington, D.C. Three children waiting in the kitchen while their mother prepares the evening meal

Background imageGordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks Collection: Johnnie Lew, owner of the laundry under the apartment of Mrs. Ella... Washington, D.C. 1942

Johnnie Lew, owner of the laundry under the apartment of Mrs. Ella... Washington, D.C. 1942. Creator: Gordon Parks
Washington, D.C. Johnnie Lew, owner of the laundry under the apartment of Mrs. Ella Watson, a government charwoman

Background imageGordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks Collection: Government charwoman, Washington, D. C, 1942. Creator: Gordon Parks

Government charwoman, Washington, D. C, 1942. Creator: Gordon Parks
Washington, D.C. Government charwoman. [Mrs Ella Watson]

Background imageGordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks Collection: Grandchildren of Mrs. Ella Watson, a government charwoman, Washington, D. C. 1942

Grandchildren of Mrs. Ella Watson, a government charwoman, Washington, D. C. 1942. Creator: Gordon Parks
Washington, D.C. Grandchildren of Mrs. Ella Watson, a government charwoman

Background imageGordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks Collection: Mrs. Ella Watson, a government charwoman... Washington, D.C. 1942. Creator: Gordon Parks

Mrs. Ella Watson, a government charwoman... Washington, D.C. 1942. Creator: Gordon Parks
Washington, D.C. Mrs. Ella Watson, a government charwoman, with three grandchildren and her adopted daughter

Background imageGordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks Collection: City sanitation workman washing streets at Fulton fish market, New York, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks

City sanitation workman washing streets at Fulton fish market, New York, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks
City sanitation workman washing streets at Fulton fish market. New York, New York

Background imageGordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks Collection: Richard Wright, Negro poet, in his study, New York, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks

Richard Wright, Negro poet, in his study, New York, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks
New York, New York. Richard Wright, Negro poet, in his study

Background imageGordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks Collection: Foggy morning at Fulton fish market, New York City, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks

Foggy morning at Fulton fish market, New York City, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks
New York City, foggy morning at Fulton fish market

Background imageGordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks Collection: Exhibit at the outdoor exhibition entitled 'The Nature of the Enemy, '... New York, 1943

Exhibit at the outdoor exhibition entitled "The Nature of the Enemy, "... New York, 1943
New York, New York. Exhibit at the outdoor exhibition entitled " The Nature of the Enemy, " held on the plaza of Rockefeller Center

Background imageGordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks Collection: Push cart fruit vendor at the Fulton fish market, New York, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks

Push cart fruit vendor at the Fulton fish market, New York, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks
New York, New York. Push cart fruit vendor at the Fulton fish market

Background imageGordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks Collection: Dock stevedores packing and icing fish at the Fulton fish market, New York, 1943

Dock stevedores packing and icing fish at the Fulton fish market, New York, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks
New York, New York. Dock stevedores packing and icing fish at the Fulton fish market

Background imageGordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks Collection: A 'hooker'shovelling redfish onto the scales in the Fulton fish market, New York, 1943

A "hooker"shovelling redfish onto the scales in the Fulton fish market, New York, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks
New York, New York. A " hooker" shovelling redfish onto the scales in the Fulton fish market

Background imageGordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks Collection: Ice which is used to store fish on boats that bring their catches into Fulton... New York, 1943

Ice which is used to store fish on boats that bring their catches into Fulton... New York, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks
New York, New York. Ice which is used to store fish on boats that bring their catches into Fulton fish market

Background imageGordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks Collection: Gloucester fishermen resting in their bunks after unloading their catch at the... New York, 1943

Gloucester fishermen resting in their bunks after unloading their catch at the... New York, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks
New York, New York. Gloucester fishermen resting in their bunks after unloading their catch at the Fulton fish market

Background imageGordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks Collection: Duke Ellington, orchestra leader, New York, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks

Duke Ellington, orchestra leader, New York, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks
New York, New York. Duke Ellington, orchestra leader

Background imageGordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks Collection: Women welders at the Landers, Frary, and Clark plant, New Britain, Connecticut, 1943

Women welders at the Landers, Frary, and Clark plant, New Britain, Connecticut, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks
New Britain, Connecticut. Women welders at the Landers, Frary, and Clark plant

Background imageGordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks Collection: Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Lopez. They have two boys in the armed... Gloucester, Massachusetts, 1943

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Lopez. They have two boys in the armed... Gloucester, Massachusetts, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks
Gloucester, Massachusetts. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Lopez. They have two boys in the armed forces, six children altogether. He is a fish skinner in the Gorton-Pew fishery

Background imageGordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks Collection: A graveyard at Gloucester which holds the remains of many of the... Gloucester, Massachusetts

A graveyard at Gloucester which holds the remains of many of the... Gloucester, Massachusetts
Gloucester, Massachusetts. A graveyard at Gloucester which holds the remains of many of the old whaleboat captains and fishermen who lost their lives at sea

Background imageGordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks Collection: The bronze fisherman, a memorial to men lost at sea... Gloucester, Massachusetts, 1943

The bronze fisherman, a memorial to men lost at sea... Gloucester, Massachusetts, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks
Gloucester, Massachusetts. The bronze fisherman, a memorial to men lost at sea. Each year flowers are placed at the feet of the fisherman

Background imageGordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks Collection: Firehouse station no. 4, Washington, D. C. 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks

Firehouse station no. 4, Washington, D. C. 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks
Washington, D.C. Firehouse Station No. 4. Each evening, firemen from the oncoming platform and the one going off duty line up and receive instructions for the day

Background imageGordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks Collection: Students in the home economics class, Daytona Beach, Florida, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks

Students in the home economics class, Daytona Beach, Florida, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks
Daytona Beach, Florida. Students in the home economics class

Background imageGordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks Collection: Mr. James A. Colston, president of Bethune-Cookman College and his father... Florida, 1943

Mr. James A. Colston, president of Bethune-Cookman College and his father... Florida, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks
Winter Park, Florida. Mr. James A. Colston, youthful president of Bethune-Cookman College, talking with his father about the administrative problems

Background imageGordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks Collection: The boardinghouse reach at Camp Nathan Hale, Southfields, New York, 1943 Creator: Gordon Parks

The boardinghouse reach at Camp Nathan Hale, Southfields, New York, 1943 Creator: Gordon Parks
Southfields, New York. Interracial activities at Camp Nathan Hale, where children are aided by the Methodist Camp Service. The boardinghouse reach

Background imageGordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks Collection: 'Soaps in my eyes', Camp Nathan Hale, Southfields, New York, 1943 Creator: Gordon Parks

"Soaps in my eyes", Camp Nathan Hale, Southfields, New York, 1943 Creator: Gordon Parks
Southfields, New York. Interracial activities at Camp Nathan Hale, where children are aided by the Methodist Camp Service. " Soaps in my eyes"

Background imageGordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks Collection: Mass for the Boy Scouts at Camp Brooklyn, Tusten, New York, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks

Mass for the Boy Scouts at Camp Brooklyn, Tusten, New York, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks
Tusten, New York. Interracial activities at Camp Brooklyn, where children are aided by the Methodist Camp Service. Mass for the Boy Scouts

Background imageGordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks Collection: Comic papers, Camp Nathan Hale, Southfields, New York, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks

Comic papers, Camp Nathan Hale, Southfields, New York, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks
Southfields, New York. Interracial activities at Camp Nathan Hale, where children are aided by the Methodist Camp Service. Comic papers are very popular during the campers free periods

Background imageGordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks Collection: Dinner bell, Camp Nathan Hale, Southfields, New York, 1943 Creator: Gordon Parks

Dinner bell, Camp Nathan Hale, Southfields, New York, 1943 Creator: Gordon Parks
Southfields, New York. Interracial activities at Camp Nathan Hale, where children are aided by the Methodist Camp Service. Dinner bell

Background imageGordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks Collection: First aid at Camp Nathan Hale, Southfields, New York, 1943 Creator: Gordon Parks

First aid at Camp Nathan Hale, Southfields, New York, 1943 Creator: Gordon Parks
Southfields, New York. Interracial activities at camp Nathan Hale, where children are aided by the Methodist Camp Service. First aid

Background imageGordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks Collection: Tent mates at Camp Nathan Hale, Southfields, New York, 1943 Creator: Gordon Parks

Tent mates at Camp Nathan Hale, Southfields, New York, 1943 Creator: Gordon Parks
Southfields, New York. Interracial activities at camp Nathan Hale, where children are aided by the Methodist Camp Service. Tent mates



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