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Six African-Americans are leaving the entrance of Spa Beach, a public beach area in St. Petersburg that was for Whites only. A large sign with the word "SPA" is above the entrance. Signs advertising the amenities of the beach hang on either side of the entrance. To the left of the entrance stands a dark-skinned man (likely not African-American) with a towel on his knee and arms crossed.

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Photograph of an African American man in a white t-shirt, dark pants, and glasses with a towel draped over his shoulders walking out of the entrance to Spa Beach. Visible behind him is a ticket counter with signs showing admission prices.

Text on back of photo reads "Kellen."

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Photograph of two security guards standing by the roped-off Spa Beach in St. Petersburg, Florida. The tiled patio is shown in the foreground, and a picnic shelter or snack shop is in the left background. One beachgoer leans against a railing in the far right background.

Text on back reads "L to R Geo. Brown & Nick Sanmarco."

A clipping of the photo as it appeared in the newspaper is also present.

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Photograph of a group of people (mostly white) in front of the State-Lake Theatre in the Chicago. They are dressed in coats and carrying signs with anti-segregation messages.

The text on the back of the photograph reads "Pickets from Univ of Chicago protesting segregation in Southern movie theatres in front of B B & K State-Lake theatre."

A clipping from the Sun-Times with the caption used in the published newspaper is also attached to the back.

Scope and Contents Photograph of a line of people - some black, some white - waiting outside the ticket window at the Florida Theatre in St. Petersburg, Florida. The sign above the theater advertises Olivia de Havilland's "Light in the Piazza." A newspaper clipping attached to the back of the photograph states "An illness in the community is what a National Association for the Advancement of Colored People says current stand-ins at theatres indicate. Negroes have been seeking, and are being denied,...

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Photograph of African Americans lined up on the sidewalk in front of the Tallahassee, Florida's, Florida Theatre. There are police officers standing in the street next to the sidewalk. The theater's sign indicates that Paul Newman's "Hud" is playing and part of a Woolworth's is visible in the right of the photo.

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Photograph of two young white men in dark pants carrying picket signs outside a theater showing "Bye Bye Birdie" in St. Petersburg, Florida. The one on the left holds a sign that says "Keep our theaters white," while the one on the right holds a sign with the message "Forcing private business to accept Negroes is unconstitutional! Don't let it happen."

A newspaper clipping with the caption that ran below the photo when it was published is attached to the back.

Scope and Contents Photograph of a group of African American youths outside a storefront whose awning reads "Mabel Raquet." In the foreground three white girls, backs to the camera, approach the group. One has a bike and another a flowered purse. A police officer in sunglasses stands next to the storefront. The text on the back of the photograph reads "Tension keeps mounting as groups of hecklers mill together and stage mock fights as they tell each other what they will do if anyone starts anything...

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Photograph of an African American girl in a sleeveless striped shirt and flowered pants, back to the camera, talking to a group of four white girls.

The text on the back of the photo reads "Negro girl who had just slapped a white girl in the face and pushed her up against wall of building, warns other whites they will get the same if they don't watch out."