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Photograph of Eugene Martin, Atlanta Life Insurance Company reception
- Photograph by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Martin, Eugene Marcus, American, 1888 - 1969
- DeLorme, Gilbert E. Sr., American, 1903 - 1975
- DeLorme, Grace McKinley Holmes, American, 1906 - 1997
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Atlanta Life Insurance Company, American, founded 1905
- Butler Street YMCA, American, founded 1894
- Date
- 1951
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Sheet): 8 3/16 × 9 15/16 in. (20.8 × 25.3 cm)
- H x W (Image): 7 11/16 × 9 7/16 in. (19.5 × 24 cm)
- Description
- A black and white photograph of First Vice President Eugene Martin speaking at an Atlanta Life Insurance Company reception at the Butler Street YMCA gymnasium. He is wearing a dark three-piece suit, a medium toned tie, white collared shirt, and a white name tag on his lapel. He is holding a white paper in his left hand. An unidentified woman is seated next to him and Gilbert and Grace DeLorme are seated opposite of the Martins. There are three tables of people seated in the background with coffee cups and dessert dishes on the tables. Behind them, there is a sign that reads [ILLINOIS], a [Coca-Cola] scoreboard, an elongated Georgia state flag with a circle of stars surrounding a larger star in the canton, an American flag swag under a basketball net, and a poster in the background that reads [CAN YOU IN ’52 / SAY WE WON / IN ’51,] with a large pointing fist and a question mark in the center of the poster. On the wall on the right side of the photograph is a sign that reads [D]. A handwritten note on the back in blue ink identifies the subjects, event and date.
- Place depicted
- Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- 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
- 2014.94.33
- 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
- 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