Title from caption on object: “Inside Central High School”

October 10, 1957

Roddey E. Mims

Associated Names
Roddey E. Mims

Artist, American, 1935 - 1982

United Press Association

Publisher

Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA)

Publisher, est. 1902

This is a photograph of a school cafeteria. The image shows a dining area with a table holding various items like books and a bowl. The cafeteria has several tables, chairs, and blurred figures in the background. The lighting indicates it is daytime, providing natural light. The focus is on the seating arrangements and the surroundings in the cafeteria, revealing a busy and communal school lunch period. The photograph is in black and white, following a photojournalistic style capturing historical or everyday moments with immediacy and realism.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon

  • Dimensions

    image: 17.5 × 21.1 cm (6 7/8 × 8 5/16 in.)
    sheet: 18.1 × 21.6 cm (7 1/8 × 8 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.177.445

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mary and Dan Solomon, Monarch Beach, CA; gift to NGA, 2018.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

across top printed in image: CKP101003-10/10/57-LITTLE ROCK: (INSIDE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL) Jefferson Thomas / sits with Elizabeth Eckford during lunch period in Central High School caf- / eteria. The negroes at alone. EXCLUSIVE BY STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER RODDEY MIMS. / UNITED PRESS TELEPHOTO; on verso, center stamped in red ink: REFERENCE / OCT 22 '57 / N.E.A.; by unknown hand, lower center in blue ink inverted: A3114

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