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Digital image of the Taylor family home on Martha's Vineyard

Photograph by: Taylor, Ouida F., American, died 2001

Medium: digital
Dimensions: H x W: 5337pixels × 7445pixels

Type: digital images

Place depicted: Oak Bluffs, Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States, Martha's Vineyard, North and Central America

Date: 1952

Description: A black-and-white image of the exterior of the Taylor home on Martha's Vineyard. The house is a shingle Victorian with a small front porch and light colored trim.

Topic: African American; Communities; Domestic life; Families; Photography; Recreation; Segregation

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dr. Teletia R. Taylor and descendants of Geraldine A. Taylor, Proprietor, "Taylor's Playfair"

Object number: 2014.112.1

Restrictions & Rights: Public Domain

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Collection title: Taylor Family Album: Martha's Vineyard Memories
Classification: Media Arts-Photography

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Digital image of a woman outside the Taylor family home on Martha's Vineyard

Photograph by: Taylor, Ouida F., American, died 2001
Subject of: Unidentified Woman or Women

Medium: digital
Dimensions: H x W: 7405pixels × 7546pixels

Type: portraits; digital images

Place depicted: Oak Bluffs, Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States, Martha's Vineyard, North and Central America

Date: 1950s

Description: A black-and-white image of a woman standing outside the Taylor family home on Martha's Vineyard. She is wearing a light-colored blouse with buttons and collar and a light-colored skirt with a belt. Her left arm is out-stretched and touching an evergreen tree behind her.

Topic: African American; Communities; Domestic life; Families; Photography; Recreation; Segregation

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dr. Teletia R. Taylor and descendants of Geraldine A. Taylor, Proprietor, "Taylor's Playfair"

Object number: 2014.112.10

Restrictions & Rights: Public domain

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Collection title: Taylor Family Album: Martha's Vineyard Memories
Classification: Media Arts-Photography

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Digital image of Taylor family members seaside on Martha's Vineyard

Photograph by: Taylor, Ouida F., American, died 2001
Subject of: Unidentified Man or Men; Unidentified Woman or Women

Medium: digital
Dimensions: H x W: 5130pixels × 5402pixels

Type: portraits; digital images

Place depicted: Oak Bluffs, Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States, Martha's Vineyard, North and Central America

Date: 1950s

Description: A black-and-white digital image of two (2) Taylor family men and two (2) women posing seaside on Martha's Vineyard. The group is sitting on a seawall, with open water behind them. All are looking towards the camera and smiling. The man at proper left has taken off his shoes, which are resting on the ground below his feet. These are the same people as in image 2014.112.110.

Topic: African American; Communities; Domestic life; Families; Photography; Recreation; Segregation

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dr. Teletia R. Taylor and descendants of Geraldine A. Taylor, Proprietor, "Taylor's Playfair"

Object number: 2014.112.100

Restrictions & Rights: Public domain

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Collection title: Taylor Family Album: Martha's Vineyard Memories
Classification: Media Arts-Photography

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Digital image of a Taylor family man by a lighthouse on Martha's Vineyard

Photograph by: Taylor, Ouida F., American, died 2001
Subject of: Unidentified Man or Men

Medium: digital
Dimensions: H x W: 5147pixels × 5417pixels

Type: portraits; digital images

Place depicted: Oak Bluffs, Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States, Martha's Vineyard, North and Central America

Date: 1950s

Description: A black-and-white digital image of a Taylor family member posing along the coastline, probably on Martha's Vineyard. In the foreground is a man standing and facing the camera, wearing a jacket over a button-down shirt and pants. Behind him is a curving, rocky coastline. Visible at the horizon line are a few structures, including possibly a lighthouse behind a dark-colored house at the proper right.

Topic: African American; Communities; Domestic life; Families; Photography; Recreation; Segregation

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dr. Teletia R. Taylor and descendants of Geraldine A. Taylor, Proprietor, "Taylor's Playfair"

Object number: 2014.112.101

Restrictions & Rights: Public domain

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Collection title: Taylor Family Album: Martha's Vineyard Memories
Classification: Media Arts-Photography

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Digital image of Taylor family members by a lighthouse on Martha's Vineyard

Photograph by: Taylor, Ouida F., American, died 2001
Subject of: Unidentified Man or Men; Unidentified Woman or Women

Medium: digital
Dimensions: H x W: 5205pixels × 5417pixels

Type: portraits; digital images

Place depicted: Oak Bluffs, Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States, Martha's Vineyard, North and Central America

Date: 1950s

Description: A black-and-white digital image of Taylor family members posing along the coastline, probably on Martha's Vineyard. In the foreground, a woman and a man are standing and facing the camera. The woman is wearing a long-sleeved shirt, cropped pants, and hat, and she is smiling and looking to the proper left. Standing next to her is a man wearing a short-sleeved button-down shirt and trousers, and he is looking at the camera. To the proper right is another man, walking towards the camera. At the center of the photograph, at the tip of the cliffs, are a few structures, possibly a lighthouse behind a dark-colored house.

Topic: African American; Communities; Domestic life; Families; Photography; Recreation; Segregation

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dr. Teletia R. Taylor and descendants of Geraldine A. Taylor, Proprietor, "Taylor's Playfair"

Object number: 2014.112.102

Restrictions & Rights: Public domain

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Collection title: Taylor Family Album: Martha's Vineyard Memories
Classification: Media Arts-Photography

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Digital image of Taylor family children seaside on Martha's Vineyard

Photograph by: Taylor, Ouida F., American, died 2001
Subject of: Unidentified Man or Men; Unidentified Child or Children

Medium: digital
Dimensions: H x W: 5172pixels × 5250pixels

Type: portraits; digital images

Place depicted: Oak Bluffs, Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States, Martha's Vineyard, North and Central America

Date: 1950s

Description: A black-and-white digital image of Taylor family children posing seaside on Martha's Vineyard. At the center of the photograph are a girl, at proper left, and a boy, at proper right, walking towards the camera. Both are wearing bathing suits and are barefoot. The girl is looking at something that she is holding in her hands, and the boy is holding a towel or blanket around himself and has his thumb in his mouth. Behind them in the background is another person walking in the opposite direction, a pedestrian railing, and a person leaning to the proper right, partially out of frame.

Topic: African American; Communities; Domestic life; Families; Photography; Recreation; Segregation

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dr. Teletia R. Taylor and descendants of Geraldine A. Taylor, Proprietor, "Taylor's Playfair"

Object number: 2014.112.103

Restrictions & Rights: Public domain

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Collection title: Taylor Family Album: Martha's Vineyard Memories
Classification: Media Arts-Photography

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Digital image of Taylor family members at the beach on Martha's Vineyard

Photograph by: Taylor, Ouida F., American, died 2001
Subject of: Unidentified Man or Men; Unidentified Woman or Women

Medium: digital
Dimensions: H x W: 5236pixels × 5269pixels

Type: digital images

Place depicted: Oak Bluffs, Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States, Martha's Vineyard, North and Central America

Date: 1950s

Description: A black-and-white digital image of Taylor family members on the beach on Martha's Vineyard. A group of women and men are lying on beach towels on the beach in front of a seawall. Some people are sitting and leaning on the sea wall, and there is a building in the background.

Topic: African American; Communities; Domestic life; Families; Photography; Recreation; Segregation

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dr. Teletia R. Taylor and descendants of Geraldine A. Taylor, Proprietor, "Taylor's Playfair"

Object number: 2014.112.104

Restrictions & Rights: Public domain

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Collection title: Taylor Family Album: Martha's Vineyard Memories
Classification: Media Arts-Photography

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Digital image of a Taylor family woman by a lighthouse on Martha's Vineyard

Photograph by: Taylor, Ouida F., American, died 2001
Subject of: Unidentified Woman or Women

Medium: digital
Dimensions: H x W: 5334pixels × 5320pixels

Type: portraits; digital images

Place depicted: Oak Bluffs, Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States, Martha's Vineyard, North and Central America

Date: 1950s

Description: A black-and-white digital image of a Taylor family member posing along the coastline, probably on Martha's Vineyard. In the foreground is a woman standing and facing the camera, wearing a long-sleeved shirt, cropped pants, and hat, and smiling. Behind the woman is a curving, rocky coastline. At the center of the photograph, at the tip of the cliffs, are a few structures, possibly a lighthouse behind a dark-colored house.

Topic: African American; Communities; Domestic life; Families; Photography; Recreation; Segregation

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dr. Teletia R. Taylor and descendants of Geraldine A. Taylor, Proprietor, "Taylor's Playfair"

Object number: 2014.112.105

Restrictions & Rights: Public domain

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Collection title: Taylor Family Album: Martha's Vineyard Memories
Classification: Media Arts-Photography

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Digital image of Taylor family members by a docked sailboat on Martha's Vineyard

Photograph by: Taylor, Ouida F., American, died 2001
Subject of: Unidentified Man or Men; Unidentified Woman or Women

Medium: digital
Dimensions: H x W: 5309pixels × 5320pixels

Type: portraits; digital images

Place depicted: Oak Bluffs, Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States, Martha's Vineyard, North and Central America

Date: 1950s

Description: A black-and-white digital image of Taylor family members on Martha's Vineyard. A man and two (2) women are sitting on a wood ledge next to a docked sailboat. One (1) woman is sitting on the proper left and the man is sitting on proper right. Both are looking away from the camera towards the proper left. The second woman is standing behind the man, her arms around his shoulders, the strap of her purse held in her hands. Behind them, at proper left, two (2) other men are standing with their backs to the camera, facing towards the sailboat.

Topic: African American; Communities; Domestic life; Families; Photography; Recreation; Segregation

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dr. Teletia R. Taylor and descendants of Geraldine A. Taylor, Proprietor, "Taylor's Playfair"

Object number: 2014.112.106

Restrictions & Rights: Public domain

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Collection title: Taylor Family Album: Martha's Vineyard Memories
Classification: Media Arts-Photography

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Digital image of Taylor family members posing on Martha's Vineyard

Photograph by: Taylor, Ouida F., American, died 2001
Subject of: Unidentified Man or Men; Unidentified Woman or Women

Medium: digital
Dimensions: H x W: 5237pixels × 5419pixels

Type: portraits; digital images

Place depicted: Oak Bluffs, Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States, Martha's Vineyard, North and Central America

Date: 1950s

Description: A black-and-white digital image of family members posing outside the Taylor family home on Martha's Vineyard. Two (2) men and two (2) women are sitting together on the grass in front of two chairs. Everyone is wearing casual clothes and smiling. The man at the proper right is holding a drink in a can in his right hand and he is looking off camera to the proper left. The group sits in front of a shingle-sided house. This is the same image as 2014.112.23.

Topic: African American; Communities; Domestic life; Families; Photography; Recreation; Segregation

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dr. Teletia R. Taylor and descendants of Geraldine A. Taylor, Proprietor, "Taylor's Playfair"

Object number: 2014.112.107

Restrictions & Rights: Public domain

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Collection title: Taylor Family Album: Martha's Vineyard Memories
Classification: Media Arts-Photography

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Digital image of Taylor family children seaside on Martha's Vineyard

Photograph by: Taylor, Ouida F., American, died 2001
Subject of: Unidentified Child or Children

Medium: digital
Dimensions: H x W: 5328pixels × 5419pixels

Type: portraits; digital images

Place depicted: Oak Bluffs, Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States, Martha's Vineyard, North and Central America

Date: 1950s

Description: A black-and-white digital image of Taylor family children seaside on Martha's Vineyard. At the center of the photograph are two (2) girls, at proper left, and a boy, at proper right, standing beside a seawall and looking towards the camera. All are wearing bathing suits and are barefoot. The girl at proper left has a towel around her shoulders, the girl in the middle is looking at the camera and smiling with her arms by her sides, and the boy at proper right is holding a towel or blanket around himself, with his arms up and his hands at his mouth. Behind them in the background is a pedestrian railing.

Topic: African American; Communities; Domestic life; Families; Photography; Recreation; Segregation

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dr. Teletia R. Taylor and descendants of Geraldine A. Taylor, Proprietor, "Taylor's Playfair"

Object number: 2014.112.108

Restrictions & Rights: Public domain

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Collection title: Taylor Family Album: Martha's Vineyard Memories
Classification: Media Arts-Photography

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Digital image of Taylor family members seaside on Martha's Vineyard

Photograph by: Taylor, Ouida F., American, died 2001
Subject of: Unidentified Man or Men; Unidentified Woman or Women; Unidentified Child or Children

Medium: digital
Dimensions: H x W: 5329pixels × 5346pixels

Type: portraits; digital images

Place depicted: Oak Bluffs, Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States, Martha's Vineyard, North and Central America

Date: 1950s

Description: A black-and-white digital image of Taylor family members seaside on Martha's Vineyard. At the center of the photograph are a girl, at proper left, a man at center, and a boy at proper right who is facing towards the camera. The children are wearing bathing suits and are barefoot. The girl has a towel around her shoulders, and the boy is holding a towel or blanket under his right arm. The man is wearing light-colored button-down short-sleeved shirt, pants, and a baseball cap, and he is crouching down between the children. Behind them in the background are two (2) people walking towards the camera, and another girl walking away from the camera at proper right.

Topic: African American; Communities; Domestic life; Families; Photography; Recreation; Segregation

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dr. Teletia R. Taylor and descendants of Geraldine A. Taylor, Proprietor, "Taylor's Playfair"

Object number: 2014.112.109

Restrictions & Rights: Public domain

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Collection title: Taylor Family Album: Martha's Vineyard Memories
Classification: Media Arts-Photography

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Digital image of three young men on a dock on Martha's Vineyard

Photograph by: Taylor, Ouida F., American, died 2001
Subject of: Unidentified Man or Men; Unidentified Woman or Women

Medium: digital
Dimensions: H x W: 5118pixels × 7310pixels

Type: digital images

Place depicted: Oak Bluffs, Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States, Martha's Vineyard, North and Central America

Date: 1950s

Description: A black-and-white image of three young men standing on a dock. Behind them is a large, white ferry boat with a crowd of people on the deck. The two young men to the right of the frame look toward the boat, while the other young man looks in the opposite direction, with his hand in front of his face. This image may have been taken at the Martha's Vineyard ferry dock.

Topic: African American; Communities; Domestic life; Families; Photography; Recreation; Segregation; Transportation

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dr. Teletia R. Taylor and descendants of Geraldine A. Taylor, Proprietor, "Taylor's Playfair"

Object number: 2014.112.11

Restrictions & Rights: Public domain

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Collection title: Taylor Family Album: Martha's Vineyard Memories
Classification: Media Arts-Photography

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Digital image of Taylor family members seaside on Martha's Vineyard

Photograph by: Taylor, Ouida F., American, died 2001
Subject of: Unidentified Man or Men; Unidentified Woman or Women

Medium: digital
Dimensions: H x W: 5249pixels × 5299pixels

Type: portraits; digital images

Place depicted: Oak Bluffs, Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States, Martha's Vineyard, North and Central America

Date: 1950s

Description: A black-and-white digital image of two (2) Taylor family men and two (2) women posing seaside on Martha's Vineyard. The group is sitting on a seawall, with open water behind them. The two men, and the woman in the milddle, are looking towards the camera and smiling, while the woman on proper right is facing towards the rest of the group. The man and woman in the middle of the group have their arms around the others. The man at proper left has taken off his shoes, which are resting on the ground below his feet. These are the same people as in image 2014.112.100.

Topic: African American; Communities; Domestic life; Families; Photography; Recreation; Segregation

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dr. Teletia R. Taylor and descendants of Geraldine A. Taylor, Proprietor, "Taylor's Playfair"

Object number: 2014.112.110

Restrictions & Rights: Public domain

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Collection title: Taylor Family Album: Martha's Vineyard Memories
Classification: Media Arts-Photography

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Digital image of Taylor family members seaside on Martha's Vineyard

Photograph by: Taylor, Ouida F., American, died 2001
Subject of: Unidentified Woman or Women

Medium: digital
Dimensions: H x W: 5211pixels × 5201pixels

Type: portraits; digital images

Place depicted: Oak Bluffs, Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States, Martha's Vineyard, North and Central America

Date: 1950s

Description: A black-and-white digital image of two (2) Taylor family women posing seaside on Martha's Vineyard. The women are sitting on a seawall, with open water behind them, and a glimpse of rocky coastline. The older woman at proper left is wearing a dress, hat, glasses and loafers, and she is sitting halfway on the wall, one leg bent and the other leg on the ground. The other woman at proper right is wearing a light-colored short-sleeved shirt and shorts, and she is sitting on the sea wall with her arms around her knees, facing towards the older woman. Both women are looking towards the camera and smiling. These are the same people as in image 2014.112.91.

Topic: African American; Communities; Domestic life; Families; Photography; Recreation; Segregation

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dr. Teletia R. Taylor and descendants of Geraldine A. Taylor, Proprietor, "Taylor's Playfair"

Object number: 2014.112.111

Restrictions & Rights: Public domain

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Collection title: Taylor Family Album: Martha's Vineyard Memories
Classification: Media Arts-Photography

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Digital image of Taylor family members at the beach on Martha's Vineyard

Photograph by: Taylor, Ouida F., American, died 2001
Subject of: Unidentified Woman or Women; Unidentified Child or Children

Medium: digital
Dimensions: H x W: 5174pixels × 5220pixels

Type: digital images

Place depicted: Oak Bluffs, Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States, Martha's Vineyard, North and Central America

Date: 1950s

Description: A black-and-white digital image of Taylor family members on the beach on Martha's Vineyard. At center are two (2) women lying on beach blankets, on a stretch of beach on which many people are sitting and standing. The woman closest to the camera has her right arm over her eyes, and the woman behind her is facing towards the camera. In the background are children sitting and playing in the sand. At the horizon line at proper left is a rocky jetty extending out into the ocean.

Topic: African American; Communities; Domestic life; Families; Photography; Recreation; Segregation

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dr. Teletia R. Taylor and descendants of Geraldine A. Taylor, Proprietor, "Taylor's Playfair"

Object number: 2014.112.112

Restrictions & Rights: Public domain

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Collection title: Taylor Family Album: Martha's Vineyard Memories
Classification: Media Arts-Photography

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Vacations at Taylor's Playfair

Photograph by: Taylor, Ouida F., American, died 2001

Medium: digital
Dimensions: H x W: 1859pixels × 1108pixels

Type: brochures

Place depicted: Oak Bluffs, Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States, Martha's Vineyard, North and Central America

Date: 1950s

Description: A printed brochure advertising vacation rentals at Taylor's Playfair in Oak Bluffs, on Martha's Vineyard. The brochure is printed in green ink on cream-colored paper. The brochure contains the start and end dates of the summer season, lists activities in which guests can participate (Fishing, Boating, Bathing, Tennis, Bicycling, Bowling, Summer Stock Dancing), and provides the Playfair's rates.

Topic: African American; Communities; Domestic life; Families; Photography; Recreation; Segregation

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dr. Teletia R. Taylor and descendants of Geraldine A. Taylor, Proprietor, "Taylor's Playfair"

Object number: 2014.112.113

Restrictions & Rights: Public domain

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Collection title: Taylor Family Album: Martha's Vineyard Memories
Classification: Memorabilia and Ephemera

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Digital image of Taylor family women riding bicycles on Martha's Vineyard

Photograph by: Taylor, Ouida F., American, died 2001
Subject of: Unidentified Man or Men; Unidentified Woman or Women

Medium: digital
Dimensions: H x W: 7776pixels × 10264pixels

Type: digital images

Place depicted: Oak Bluffs, Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States, Martha's Vineyard, North and Central America

Date: 1947

Description: A black-and-white digital image of two (2) Taylor family women riding bicycles on Martha's Vineyard. The young women are riding their basket bicycles down the street in front of a four (4) story building with a patio space with tables, chairs and umbrellas. The two women have stopped for the picture, and are holding onto a fence so that they can turn and face the camera.

Topic: African American; Communities; Domestic life; Families; Photography; Recreation; Segregation; Transportation

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dr. Teletia R. Taylor and descendants of Geraldine A. Taylor, Proprietor, "Taylor's Playfair"

Object number: 2014.112.114

Restrictions & Rights: Public domain

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Collection title: Taylor Family Album: Martha's Vineyard Memories
Classification: Media Arts-Photography

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Digital image of Taylor family women on a boat on Martha's Vineyard

Photograph by: Taylor, Ouida F., American, died 2001
Subject of: Unidentified Woman or Women

Medium: digital
Dimensions: H x W: 5157pixels × 7375pixels

Type: portraits; digital images

Place depicted: Oak Bluffs, Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States, Martha's Vineyard, North and Central America

Date: 1950s

Description: A black-and-white digital image of Taylor family women on Martha's Vineyard. Four (4) women pose on a boat. Two (2) women are sitting on top of the boat cabin, and the other two (2) women are leaning against it, with their arms around each other. They are looking towards the camera, smiling and laughing. In the background is the harbor with other sailboats and motor boats visible, and houses on the opposite shoreline.

Topic: African American; Communities; Domestic life; Families; Photography; Recreation; Segregation

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dr. Teletia R. Taylor and descendants of Geraldine A. Taylor, Proprietor, "Taylor's Playfair"

Object number: 2014.112.115

Restrictions & Rights: Public domain

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Collection title: Taylor Family Album: Martha's Vineyard Memories
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Digital image of family members at the Taylor family home on Martha's Vineyard

Photograph by: Taylor, Ouida F., American, died 2001
Subject of: Unidentified Woman or Women

Medium: digital
Dimensions: H x W: 5164pixels × 7349pixels

Type: portraits; digital images

Place depicted: Oak Bluffs, Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States, Martha's Vineyard, North and Central America

Date: 1950s

Description: A black-and-white digital image of three (3) women posing outside the Taylor family home on Martha's Vineyard. The young women are sitting together on a wicker chaise, wearing casual clothes and smiling for the camera. The group sits in front of a shingle-sided house. In the background, behind the group, is a wicker rocking chair, and a bicycle is parked next to the house in the grass.

Topic: African American; Communities; Domestic life; Families; Photography; Recreation; Segregation; Transportation

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dr. Teletia R. Taylor and descendants of Geraldine A. Taylor, Proprietor, "Taylor's Playfair"

Object number: 2014.112.116

Restrictions & Rights: Public domain

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Collection title: Taylor Family Album: Martha's Vineyard Memories
Classification: Media Arts-Photography

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