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This image shows Robert Simmons of the Peace Corps seated on the corner of a retaining wall beside a black sign advertising a café named "Oju's African Food Center" with the hours posted at the bottom of the sign. Simmons is wearing a dark shirt or jacket with denim jeans and is holding a jacket on his lap. His right hand is holding a toothpick in the air. Foliage and buildings are seen behind him and two people are seen walking toward the sidewalk to the right of him.

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Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.

Approximate Creation Date

1975-1980

Time Period

1970-1979, 1980-1989

Subjects

Liberia--History--1971-1980; Liberia--Pictorial works

Keywords

Liberia; peace corps

Geographic Location

Liberia, Africa

Object Type

image

Format (original)

JPG

Format (digital)

JPG

Digital ID

Robert Simmons, Peace Corps at cave cafe

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections Division, Manuscripts Unit, Jerry Boyd Jones Digital Photographs Collection

Digital Collection Title

Jerry Boyd Jones Digital Photographs Collection

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version)

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Keywords

Liberia; peace corps

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