Gordon Parks' photo spread; fashion photos with models in front of Frank Murphy store at 5th and St. Peter, St. Paul

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This file appears in: Gordon Parks - African American Photographer
Gordon Parks' photo spread; fashion photos with models in front of Frank Murphy store at 5th and St. Peter, St. Paul
This file appears in: Gordon Parks - African American Photographer

By Barbara Bezat
Gordon Parks (1912-2006) was born in Ft. Scott, KS. The accomplished African American photographer only spent about 15 years in St. Paul, but it was there his inspiration and passion was formed. Parks was sent to St. Paul to live with a sister…