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Photograph of an Atlanta Life Insurance Company party
- Photograph by
- Adams, Alexander L., American, 1916 - 1993
- Subject of
- Bacote, Lucia Moore, American, 1907 - 2012
- Thomas, Evelyn, American
- Martin, Helen White, American, 1899 - 1984
- Martin, Eugene Marcus, American, 1888 - 1969
- DeLorme, Grace McKinley Holmes, American, 1906 - 1997
- Nabrit, Constance Croker, American, 1903 - 1984
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- DeLorme, Gilbert E. Sr., American, 1903 - 1975
- Atlanta Life Insurance Company, American, founded 1905
- Date
- ca. 1950
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Sheet): 8 1/8 × 10 in. (20.6 × 25.4 cm)
- H x W (Image): 7 1/2 × 9 7/16 in. (19 × 24 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of an Atlanta Life Insurance party. In this photograph, six women and two men are standing in front of a brick building in formal attire. From left to right: Lucia Bacote is wearing a dark halter dress with a leaf print pattern. Evelyn Thomas is wear a full length, white, off-the-shoulders dress with a dark silk flower on her belt. Helen Martin is wearing an ankle length, dark, off-the-shoulders dress and has her arm linked through her husband’s elbow. Eugene Martin is wearing a black tuxedo, a black bow tie, a white shirt and black buttons. Grace DeLorme is wearing a white strapless dress with a sweetheart neckline and white shawl. Constance Nabrit is wearing a dark, calve length dress with a transparent bolero jacket over her shoulders. An unidentified woman is wearing a white blouse with a floor length dark skirt and metal belt. Gilbert DeLorme, Sr. is on the far right, wearing a dark toned, double breasted suit, dark tie, white collared shirt and glasses. In the background on the left is a large window with a rounded top and a dark lace, window treatment. In the center background is a large square window with a white window treatment against a brick wall. A stamp in black ink on the back, right side identifies the photographer. A handwritten note on the back in blue ink identifies the subjects and event.
- Place printed
- Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Topic
- American South
- Amusements
- Business
- Photography
- Social life and customs
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Margaret Falkener DeLorme, Waldo C. Falkener, Cameron S. Falkener and Gilbert E. DeLorme
- Object number
- 2014.94.48
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Photograph of an Atlanta Life Insurance Company party
- Photograph by
- Adams, Alexander L., American, 1916 - 1993
- Subject of
- Bacote, Lucia Moore, American, 1907 - 2012
- Thomas, Evelyn, American
- Martin, Helen White, American, 1899 - 1984
- Martin, Eugene Marcus, American, 1888 - 1969
- DeLorme, Grace McKinley Holmes, American, 1906 - 1997
- DeLorme, Gilbert E. Sr., American, 1903 - 1975
- Date
- ca. 1950
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Sheet): 8 1/8 × 10 in. (20.6 × 25.4 cm)
- H x W (Image): 7 1/2 × 9 7/16 in. (19 × 23.9 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of an Atlanta Life Insurance party. Lucia Bacote standing on the far left, is wearing a halter top dress with a leaf pattern over dark fabric. To her right is Evelyn Thomas wearing a white, lace, shawl style collar dress with a silk flower belt. Helen Martin is wearing a dark shawl style collar dress and dark gloves. Eugene Martin is wearing a black tuxedo with a white collared shirt and dark bow tie. Grace DeLorme is wearing a white, strapless dress and a white shawl. Gilbert DeLorme, Sr., standing on the far right, is wearing a dark, double breasted suit, dark tie, white handkerchief in his proper left breast pocket, and wire rimmed glasses. They are standing in front of a white door and brick wall. A handwritten note on the back in blue ink identifies the subjects and event.
- Place depicted
- Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Topic
- American South
- Business
- Photography
- Social life and customs
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Margaret Falkener DeLorme, Waldo C. Falkener, Cameron S. Falkener and Gilbert E. DeLorme
- Object number
- 2014.94.51
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions