- Collection type
- Photograph
- Description
- Men’s costume
- Geographical reference
- Date / Period
- Date of photograph: 1969
- Acquisition information
- Donated: 12/01/2022
- Photographic process
- Digital image
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 2022.82.58
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