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Photo of "Nelson and Winnie Mandela deplaning in Oakland." The shot is taken from afar at a low angle with a telephoto lens, showing only the two figures, from the waist up, against a clear sky, waving to an apparent crowd in the distance and below them (toward the left side of the frame). Nelson Mandela is to the left side of the frame; he is wearing a dark suit and tie, and he is waving with an open hand, with a big smile, squinting in the sun light, looking more outward than downward. Winnie Mandela is to the right of the frame, behind Nelson in the direction they are facing, wearing a multi-patterned, loose "African-style" smock; on her ear is a large, teardrop shaped earring. Her arm is held higher than Nelson's, with her hand in a lightly clenched fist; she is also smiling joyously and looking outward (but in a more downward direction, to an apparent crowd below). She is to the far right of the frame, her back against (and extending out of) the frame's edge. The print reveals some darkroom "dodging" on their faces, as their faces would otherwise be in shadow from the direction of the light hitting them. On the bottom front of the image is the stamp, "Pat Greenhouse," with the date, "6-30-90" in felt-tip pen below the stamp. Also in felt-tip pen is the description, "Nelson & Winnie Mandela deplane in Oakland." On verso is the caption slip from the published version, which states: "Nelson and Winnie Mandela wave to crowds after arriving at Oakland International Airport." Also stamped on the slip is the date, "Sun Jul 1 1990," with a handwritten note above the date: "Visit to Bay Area." Also on verso is some ballpoint notation, partly obscured underneath the caption slip, which indicates, "Airport 7-5/8 x 4-1/2," etc. Further, there is a piece of masking tape that wraps from the back bottom of the print to the front bottom of the print (total length: approx. 1-1/2"), which indicates in felt-tip pen, " "Full Frame ht to 5-3/4".