{"product_id":"gordon-parks-herklas-brown-and-maine","title":"Gordon Parks: Herklas Brown and Maine","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"readmore-toggle\" data-toggle-more-aria-label=\"Read more Synopsis for Gordon Parks: Herklas Brown and Maine, 1944\" data-toggle-less-aria-label=\"Read less Synopsis for Gordon Parks: Herklas Brown and Maine, 1944\" data-readmore-state=\"closed\" id=\"rm-content_0\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn January 1944, Gordon Parks (1912–2006) photographed Herklas Brown―the owner of a general store and Esso gas station in Somerville, Maine. Parks traveled to the state under the auspices of the Standard Oil Company New Jersey (SONJ) to record their contributions to the war effort and document the home front in this crucial period. His photographs...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"readmore\"\u003e\n\u003ca role=\"button\" id=\"rm-more_0\" class=\"link-popover\" data-readmore=\"anchor\" data-clicked=\"false\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003eMore\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Museum of the African Diaspora Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50712702681281,"sku":null,"price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0243\/2201\/5312\/files\/ScreenShot2026-10-10at8.47.08AM.png?v=1791647239","url":"https:\/\/store.moadsf.org\/products\/gordon-parks-herklas-brown-and-maine","provider":"Museum of the African Diaspora Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}