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Image Not Available for Faith Healer, North Memphis African American church, mid-1950's
Faith Healer, North Memphis African American church, mid-1950's
Image Not Available for Faith Healer, North Memphis African American church, mid-1950's

Faith Healer, North Memphis African American church, mid-1950's

Artist (American, 1922-2007)
CultureAmerican
Datemid-1950s, printed between 1990 and 2000
MediumGelatin silver print on fiber paper
Dimensionssheet: 10 15/16 × 13 7/8 in. (27.8 × 35.2 cm)
Classificationsphotographs
Credit LineMr. Tony Decaneas, Decaneas Archive
Object number2017.25.1
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