DescriptionThis black-and-white photograph mounted on board captures a group of six older men including Lewis Latimer (at far left, notated as Number “5” in a handwritten caption) standing in front of an American flag outside a school building labeled "PUBLIC SCHOOL 24." Latimer was a member of the Flushing post of the Grand Army of the Republic, an organization of Union Army and Navy veterans, and he is pictured with other members presenting a flag to Flushing’s PS 24 in March 1924. The men are wearing a mix of military and civilian coats, suggesting they may be veterans or members of a Civil War or post-war military association. Their solemn expressions and formal stance indicate the importance of the occasion, possibly a commemoration or patriotic event. The background features a leafless tree and a wooden school building, suggesting that the event might have taken place in late fall or winter. The handwritten names beneath the image identify the individuals present, marking this as a valuable historical document for research on African American military service and community leadership during the post-Civil War and early 20th-century periods.