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Southern Group

Alfred Eisenstaedt1937

LIFE Photo Collection

LIFE Photo Collection
New York City, United States

COLORED sign tacked above elevator door in the Volunteer Building. On back of print: "Some buildings have separate elevators for blacks; however, whites can always ride on the colored elevators if they don't want to wait. Negroes can never ride on the elevators for whites."

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  • Title: Southern Group
  • Date: 1937
  • Location: Atlanta, GA, US
  • Physical Dimensions: B/W PRINT
  • Subject Keywords: Us, Signs, In Public Places, Discrimination, People And Customs, Vintage Print, African Americans, 1930s
  • Publisher: TimeLife
  • Usage: For personal non-commercial use only
  • Provider: LIFE
  • Photographer: Alfred Eisenstaedt
  • Original ID: TimeLife_image_5580071
  • Credits: LIFE
  • Copyright: © Time Inc.
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