A cafe near the tobacco market, Durham, North Carolina

About this photograph

Photo by Jack Delano for the U.S. Office of War Information.

Date created: May 1940
License: This work is believed to be in the public domain. Users are advised to make their own copyright assessment and to understand their rights to fair use.
Source: Original image housed by Library of Congress

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A café, whose windows label it as the Farmers Cafe — Quick Lunch, has separate entrances labeled “White” and “Colored.”