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Traces of junk strewn across a backyard and at a neighbor's house after a flood

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Title
Traces of junk strewn across a backyard and at a neighbor's house after a flood
Topical Subject
  • Floods  
  • American literature--African American authors  
  • African American poets  
  • Brooks, Gwendolyn, 1917-2000  
Description
Black and white photograph of traces of junk strewn across a backyard and at a neighbor's house after a flood. Written on verso: "This is the back of our yard looking toward the Raugh's house. The platform that drifted ther is covering the place where the pump was. The wash basin is one Tommy bought for 1434. It did not drift away."
Dimensions
9 x 12.7 cm
Extent
1 black & white photograph
Type
Photograph  
Genre
Photographs  
Identifier
00086_04_01_04_06_004
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 at a neighbor's house after a flood
Topical Subject
  • Floods  
  • American literature--African American authors  
  • African American poets  
  • Brooks, Gwendolyn, 1917-2000  
DescriptionBlack and white photograph of traces of junk strewn across a backyard and at a neighbor's house after a flood. Written on verso: "This is the back of our yard looking toward the Raugh's house. The platform that drifted ther is covering the place where the pump was. The wash basin is one Tommy bought for 1434. It did not drift away."
Dimensions9 x 12.7 cm
Extent1 black & white photograph
TypePhotograph  
GenrePhotographs  
Identifier00086_04_01_04_06_004
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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