A black-and-white photograph of a Dr. Arthur Melvin Townsend standing in grass in front of a lock, a device used for raising and lowering boats. He wears a three-piece suit. On the back of the photograph is a number written in pencil [27].

  • By Unidentified, Dr. Arthur Melvin Townsend Sr., American, 1875 - 1959
  • Credit: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Rights: CC0