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Traces of junk strewn across a backyard and a cellar door missing after a flood

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Title
Traces of junk strewn across a backyard and a cellar door missing after a flood
Topical Subject
  • Floods  
  • American literature--African American authors  
  • African American poets  
  • Brooks, Gwendolyn, 1917-2000  
Description
Black & white photograph showing junk strewn across a backyard and a cellar door visibly missing. Onscribed on verso: "Our back yard the cellar door disappeared. I don't know where all the other stuff came from."
Dimensions
9 x 12.7 cm
Extent
1 black & white photograph
Type
Photograph  
Genre
Photographs  
Identifier
00086_04_01_04_06_003
Rights
In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
Repository
Rare Book & Manuscript Library
Collection Title
Gwendolyn Brooks Papers
Collection Number
MSS 00086
Collection Series
Series 4: Photographs and Scrapbooks
Collection Sub-series
Sub-series 1: Personal Photographs
Box Number
355
Folder Title
Blakely-Brooks Family Photos
Folder Number
2
Collection
Gwendolyn Brooks Digital Collection
TitleTraces of junk strewn across a backyard and a cellar door missing after a flood
Topical Subject
  • Floods  
  • American literature--African American authors  
  • African American poets  
  • Brooks, Gwendolyn, 1917-2000  
DescriptionBlack & white photograph showing junk strewn across a backyard and a cellar door visibly missing. Onscribed on verso: "Our back yard the cellar door disappeared. I don't know where all the other stuff came from."
Dimensions9 x 12.7 cm
Extent1 black & white photograph
TypePhotograph  
GenrePhotographs  
Identifier00086_04_01_04_06_003
RightsIn Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
RepositoryRare Book & Manuscript Library
Collection TitleGwendolyn Brooks Papers
Collection NumberMSS 00086
Collection SeriesSeries 4: Photographs and Scrapbooks
Collection Sub-seriesSub-series 1: Personal Photographs
Box Number355
Folder TitleBlakely-Brooks Family Photos
Folder Number2
CollectionGwendolyn Brooks Digital Collection

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