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Original vintage 1960s color photograph depicting a large African American family or social group gathered outside a residential neighborhood.
The photograph captures an excellent slice of everyday mid-century life, with eight adults, period clothing, hairstyles and sunglasses, 1960s automobiles, single-family homes, manicured lawns and a residential street.
The clothing is particularly strong visually, including patterned dresses, a pastel dress, trousers and vintage sunglasses. The photograph also provides useful automotive and architectural details for collectors interested in 1960s Americana, African American history and vernacular photography.
The reverse shows faint repeating Kodak/Kodacolor-type photographic paper markings, consistent with a period commercial color print.
The photograph measures approximately 5¼ x 3½ inches.
Estimated Date
Circa 1965–1968
Confidence: High
The clothing, hairstyles, automobiles, sunglasses and photographic characteristics are consistent with the mid-to-late 1960s.
Condition
Good vintage condition.
* Overall age-related fading
* Slight color shift
* Minor surface marks
* Light edge/corner wear
* Small imperfections visible in the image
* Reverse has age discoloration and faint processing markings
* Photograph remains fully viewable with strong period detail
Please review all photographs for the exact condition.
Why This Photograph Is Collectible
This is more interesting than a generic family snapshot because it documents African American middle-class/social life during the 1960s while preserving a substantial amount of period information.
Notable visual details include:
* Large African American family/social group
* 1960s clothing and hairstyles
* Vintage sunglasses
* Period automobiles
* Mid-century residential architecture
* California-style suburban streetscape
* Original period color photography
* Kodak/Kodacolor photographic paper markings
The combination of people + automobiles + architecture + fashion makes this particularly useful for collectors of vernacular photography and African American social history.
