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Gordon Parks1956

LIFE Photo Collection

LIFE Photo Collection
New York City, United States

Portrait of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Thornton, Sr. He is 82, the son of a slave, a sharecropper and independent farmer. Part of "Background of Segregation" series.

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  • Date: 1956
  • Location: Mobile, AL, US
  • Physical Dimensions: B/W PRINT
  • Subject Keywords: Albert Thornton, People And Customs, Us, Couples, Old People, African American, African Americans, Living Standards, 1950s
  • Publisher: TimeLife
  • Usage: For personal non-commercial use only
  • Provider: LIFE
  • Photographer: Gordon Parks
  • Original ID: TimeLife_image_550247
  • Credits: LIFE
  • Copyright: © Time Inc.
LIFE Photo Collection

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