This was an old white and black picture, and this picture was about Street Show. There were many stores on the street, but in this picture we just saw the Tribune and Shirt stores. There two person was walking in the Shirt Shops. There were many car parked in the front of stores. In the front of Shirt Shop a black man was doing headstand performance; he wore white shirt and black trousers, and there was white besmirch on his buttocks. The bottom of leather shoes upward, and his trousers had wrinkled. He bent his legs to balance his body, and his hands supported his body too. His big head was with short hair, which he was easy to balance his body.
The crowd was around him, who wore nice suit. They enjoyed this black man’s performance, and they did not talk to each other. The white man put his hands in the pocket and watched the show seriously; he wore black over coat, who was in the left hand side. The guy was laughing, who wore gray white suit; he put one hand into his pocket and one hand was clipping cigarette. The third white was putting his hand in his heart, and watched the show. The middle man was blocked by the performer. I couldn’t see what he was doing. Three of them wore hat, and stood on the right hand side. They did not give any money to the black man; they just stood there watch the show seriously. There were not car past this street; it was so quite there.
The crowd was around him, who wore nice suit. They enjoyed this black man’s performance, and they did not talk to each other. The white man put his hands in the pocket and watched the show seriously; he wore black over coat, who was in the left hand side. The guy was laughing, who wore gray white suit; he put one hand into his pocket and one hand was clipping cigarette. The third white was putting his hand in his heart, and watched the show. The middle man was blocked by the performer. I couldn’t see what he was doing. Three of them wore hat, and stood on the right hand side. They did not give any money to the black man; they just stood there watch the show seriously. There were not car past this street; it was so quite there.


1 comment:
I don't think this picture has anything to do with segregation or race. I have to disagree with your interpretation, I don't think race should be brought into it. I just see a normal street scene. It's not modern, maybe from the fifties. You can tell by the clothes people are wearing. I'm not sure if it is staged or not. You did a good job of describe what the observers were doing.
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