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2006-10-08 22:27 JoeStertz 440×353× (40236 bytes) Thomas J. O'Halloran. School integration, Barnard School, Washington, D.C., 1955. Gelatin silver print. U.S. News & World Report Magazine Collection, Prints and Photographs Division (202) http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/brown/brown-brown.html
2006-09-23 15:00 JoeStertz 640×514× (68548 bytes) Thomas J. O'Halloran. School integration, Barnard School, Washington, D.C., 1955. Gelatin silver print. U.S. News & World Report Magazine Collection, Prints and Photographs Division (202) http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/brown/brown-brown.html