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18th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest The American Experience
Abandoned ice cream. Massachusetts, August, 2020. “Covid’s a Beach”.

This photo is part of a larger series “Covid’s a Beach”, which documents beach goers during the pandemic of 2020. In this image the polarizing symbol of the American flag is seen with melted ice cream, a metaphor for how Americans are feeling in 2020

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 08.2020
Date Uploaded: 11.2020
Photo Location: Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Copyright: © James Barkley