Gelatin silver print of Carl Lewis in mid-air during the long jump
date: label: Date
content: May 26, 1979; printed 1984
name: label: Photograph by
content: Dennis McDonald
label: Owned by
content: Carl Lewis, American, born 1961
notes: label: Description
content: A black-and-white photograph of a teenaged Carl Lewis competing in long jump. Lewis is depicted mid-jump, high in the air with his arms raised and his legs wide. He wears a light colored jersey with "Willingboro Chimeras" on the front and running shorts. The picture was captured outdoors, with track hurdles and trees in the background. On the back of the photo is a typed label that reads, "South Jersey Sectionals May 26, 1979. Below the label, stamped in red ink is "©1984 Dennis McDonald" and two additional photographer stamps with reproduction and contact information.
place: label: Place depicted
content: Willingboro Township, Burlington County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Athletes
label: Topic
content: Sports
label: Topic
content: Track and field
label: Topic
content: Youth
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Photographs and Still Images
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Carl Lewis Estate
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2012.154.29
objectType: label: Type
content: gelatin silver prints
label: Type
content: portraits
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © 1984 Dennis McDonald
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 10 x 8 in. (25.4 x 20.3 cm)