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  • Photograph of Birdie Warfield Edison in a park

    Photograph by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    Edison, Birdie Warfield, American
    Date
    ca. 1957
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 2 11/16 × 3 15/16 in. (6.8 × 10 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 3 9/16 × 4 3/4 in. (9 × 12 cm)
    Description
    A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of Birdie Warfield Edison in a park. Edison is centrally depicted from the knees up, standing in three quarters profile facing the left edge of the photograph. Her head is turned towards the viewer and she is looking down at her shirt. She is tugging at the front of her blouse with her proper left hand and she is wiping the pulled fabric with her proper right hand. She is wearing a black-and-white striped, sleeveless shirt with a cowl neck and a black skirt. A purse is dangling from her proper left arm. Her sunglasses are resting on the top of her forehead. In the background behind her is a row of people sitting on benches. There is a pathway in front of the people and trees growing on a sloping hill behind them. There is a stamp in blue ink on the back of the photograph that reads, [6TC]. There are no inscriptions on the front or back of the photograph.
    Collection title
    The Laura Cathrell Show-Down Magazine Collection
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Topic
    Photography
    Recreation
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2013.46.25.246
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5166694b3-f877-46dc-9f7e-4ea5666d5330
  • Photograph of Birdie Warfield Edison standing in boat

    Photograph by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Date
    ca. 1945
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 4 7/8 × 3 7/16 in. (12.4 × 8.8 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 5 1/16 × 3 9/16 in. (12.8 × 9 cm)
    Description
    A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of Birdie Warfield Edison standing in boat. She is standing between the seats and the steering wheel, leaning against the glass windshield. She is resting her proper right hand on the steering wheel and her proper right hand on the glass windshield. She is wearing a diagonally striped shirt under a white jacket with black buttons and puffy short sleeves. She is wearing matching wide legged pants. There is a lake lined with hills behind the woman. There are no inscriptions on the front or back of the photograph.
    Collection title
    The Laura Cathrell Show-Down Magazine Collection
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Topic
    Photography
    Recreation
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2013.46.25.247
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5e3f310d1-c25e-43de-b3b3-b032de7fef33
  • Photograph of Chickie Collins, standing in a field

    Photograph by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    Collins, Chickie, American, died 1942
    Date
    ca. 1941
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 3 1/8 × 2 1/16 in. (8 × 5.3 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 3 9/16 × 2 7/16 in. (9 × 6.2 cm)
    Description
    A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of Chickie Collins, standing in a field. Collins is centrally depicted standing against a wire fence. Her proper right arm is extended and she is resting her hand on the fence and holding cigarette betwen her index and middle fingers. She is holding her proper left arm behind her. She is wearing medium toned pleated pants, and a dark, button down, short sleeve blouse. Behind her is a partially obscured cow grazing in the field and in the background is a tree lined hill. An inscription in black ink along the bottom edge of the front of the photograph reads, [Chickie]. There is a stamp in black ink on the back of the photograph that reads, [8[---?]6 K].
    Collection title
    The Laura Cathrell Show-Down Magazine Collection
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Topic
    Photography
    Recreation
    Rural life
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2013.46.25.259
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd54c7dbeb4-44c4-44e0-8b40-9964f020c549
  • Scan of a man in a baseball uniform standing on the sidewalk

    Photograph by
    Johnson, John, American, 1879 - 1953
    Subject of
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Created by
    Keister, Douglas R., American
    Date
    1919-1925; scanned 2012
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    H x W: 8800 pixels × 6299 pixels, 158.66 MB
    Description
    A digital scan of a man posing in a baseball uniform in Lincoln, Nebraska. The man stands on a sidewalk in front of a house and yard. He wears a dark colored baseball uniform with white piping and [GILLENS] printed across the chest. He has a catcher's mitt on his left hand.
    Place captured
    Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    portraits
    digital images
    digital media - born analog
    Topic
    Athletes
    Baseball
    Photography
    Recreation
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2012.56.1.44
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Douglas Keister
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d765856a-76ff-4a78-bd7d-60a9b3dc9dd4
  • Beatrice Ferguson, 97

    Photograph by
    Sharon Farmer, American, born 1951
    Subject of
    Ferguson, Beatrice, born ca. 1893
    Date
    1991
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Sheet): 19 × 13 in. (48.3 × 33 cm)
    H x W (Image): 18 × 12 in. (45.7 × 30.5 cm)
    Description
    A black and white photo of Beatrice Ferguson is standing in a yard. She is wearing a short sleeve dress that goes to below the knees. It is a darker color and has white "O" shapes all over the dress. There is a collar with pointed flaps and a bow at the neck. Her arms are out, her knees are slightly bent and her legs are apart, and she has a hula-hoop around her waist. The hula-hoop appears to be striped. Beatrice has white hair and glasses. She is looking down at the hula-hoop. She is also wearing knee socks, with the proper right one falling down towards her ankle, and dark colored shoes.
    She is standing on grass and there are some leaves on the ground. There is a white house behind her and the bottom part of the house is brick. There is a window on the side of the house and a door and some steps are also visible. There is part of a tree on the proper right side of the photo and part of a white chair on the proper left side of the photo. There is a white border around the image.
    There are no inscriptions, front or back.
    Place captured
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    portraits
    inkjet prints
    Topic
    Play
    Recreation
    U.S. History, 1969-2001
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Sharon Farmer in memory of educators Winifred and George Farmer
    Object number
    2016.137.1
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Sharon Farmer
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5083f261b-0ad9-4a4c-b54b-f6b6424dcafc
  • Woman and Umbrellas, Coney Island

    Photograph by
    Lapow, Harry, American, 1909 - 1982
    Subject of
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Date
    1958
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 13 × 8 5/8 in. (33 × 21.9 cm)
    Description
    This gelatin silver print prominently features a woman facing away from the camera in the right foreground. She wears a white skirt, a feathered hat, and a dark button-down blouse which is open to reveal a bathing suit top; the blouse is gathered and tied under the bust. The sleeves of the blouse are rolled up to the woman's elbows and she holds her sandals in her PR hand. Behind her are three upright umbrellas which stand in a triangle formation; crowded under these umbrellas, and beyond them, is a crowd of mostly seated, fellow beach-goers. The horizon line of the photograph hits just at the woman's hip.
    Place depicted
    Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Topic
    Photography
    Recreation
    U.S. History, 1953-1961
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2014.166.5
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Harry Lapow
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ab21525a-6ee9-4413-83aa-1af4ea953a81
  • Couple on Beach, Coney Island

    Photograph by
    Lapow, Harry, American, 1909 - 1982
    Subject of
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Date
    1966
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 10 5/8 × 13 9/16 in. (27 × 34.4 cm)
    Description
    This gelatin silver print depicts a closely-framed portrait of a couple sitting on a bench on the boardwalk overlooking Coney Island Beach. The man wears a dark overcoat and reaches his arm around the shoulders of the woman next to him who wears a white coat. They are both turned slightly towards each other, facing one another. The bottom quarter of the image reveals the planks of the pier and the feet of the seated couple; the horizon line of the photograph falls at approximately shoulder height of the couple but is mostly obscured by the couple themselves.
    Place depicted
    Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Topic
    Communities
    Photography
    Recreation
    Social life and customs
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2014.166.4
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Harry Lapow
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd50fbbafc8-8fc5-4686-abf4-1372ced63e56
  • Photographic print of three young people at Dr. Alma Illery's Camp Achievement

    Photograph by
    Charles "Teenie" Harris, American, 1908 - 1998
    Subject of
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Illery, Alma, American
    Date
    ca. 1941
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 6 7/8 × 8 3/4 in. (17.5 × 22.2 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 8 × 10 in. (20.3 × 25.4 cm)
    Description
    A black and white photograph of two young men and a young woman outside playing a game of horseshoe at Alma Illery's Camp Achievement. There is a house with slatted siding and a line of trees visible at the edge of the clearing in the background. The young man to the right is in position to throw his next horseshoe; the young woman stands just behind him and points her hand in the direction he aims. The other young man stands to the left with his proper right hand in his back pocket. The back of the photograph has barcode sticker with caption information.
    Place depicted
    Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Topic
    Photography
    Race relations
    Recreation
    U.S. History, 1933-1945
    Youth
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Charles A. Harris and Beatrice Harris in memory of Charles "Teenie" Harris
    Object number
    2014.302.37
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Carnegie Museum of Art, Charles "Teenie" Harris Archive
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd57c883042-c92b-4d2d-a024-f758b3cd7e1b
  • Photographic print of three hunters and two dead bears

    Photograph by
    Charles "Teenie" Harris, American, 1908 - 1998
    Subject of
    Newson, Len P.
    Poinsette, C. C., American
    Clemens, Thomas
    Date
    November 1951
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 8 7/8 × 11 11/16 in. (22.5 × 29.7 cm)
    Description
    A black and white photograph of Len P. Newson, C. C. Poinsette, and Thomas Clemens wearing checkered shirts and brimmed caps. The men are posed around the front of a Buick-made car. Leaning against the car's grille are three hunting rifles. Secured to the front hood of the car with rope are two bear carcasses. The back of the photograph is blank.
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Topic
    Communities
    Nature
    Photography
    Recreation
    Transportation
    U.S. History, 1945-1953
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Charles A. Harris and Beatrice Harris in memory of Charles "Teenie" Harris
    Object number
    2014.302.54
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Carnegie Museum of Art, Charles "Teenie" Harris Archive
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55d192bf3-833d-4211-afd1-392cd8c15f95
  • Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Martin Luther King III

    Photograph by
    Karales, James H., American, 1930 - 2002
    Subject of
    Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
    King, Coretta Scott, American, 1927 - 2006
    King, Martin Luther III, American, born 1957
    Date
    1962
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    H x W: 4738pixels × 2743pixels
    Description
    Black-and-white digital image of Martin Luther King, Jr. and his son Martin Luther King III. Dr. King, wearing a white shirt, black pants and a patterned tie, holds his young son over his head with both arms. Martin Luther King III, held in the air, bends at his waist and rests his forehead against his father's forehead below him. He wears a light colored shirt, dark pants and white shoes. They stand in a grassy yard with a wooden clapboard house in the background. The house has two windows visible and peeling paint. There is a wooden lattice extending from the house wall.
    Place captured
    Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Type
    digital images
    digital media - born analog
    Topic
    Children
    Civil rights
    Domestic life
    Families
    Fatherhood
    Photography
    Play
    Recreation
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Monica Karales and the Estate of James Karales
    Object number
    2015.129.21
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Estate of James Karales
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd58146b3c1-0075-40e6-a6fe-29dac5460f17
  • 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
    Date
    1950s
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    H x W: 5140pixels × 7277pixels
    Description
    A black-and-white digital image of Taylor family members on the beach on Martha's Vineyard. In the foreground is a group of four (4) women sitting on the sand in front of a seawall, three of whom are facing towards the ocean which is out of frame, and the fourth is facing towards the camera and smiling. Behind the group of women are many other men and women sitting or standing on the beach. Some people are sitting and leaning on the sea wall, and there is a building in the background.
    Place depicted
    Oak Bluffs, Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States, Martha's Vineyard, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Taylor Family Album: Martha's Vineyard Memories
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    digital images
    digital media - born analog
    Topic
    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
    2014.112.56
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a50f0974-322c-4806-a435-5d4bdd2fae98
  • Time Out, Passing Trolley

    Photograph by
    Schwartz, Joe, American, 1913 - 2013
    Subject of
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Unidentified Child or Children
    Date
    1930s
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image and Sheet): 10 x 9 1/4 in. (25.4 x 23.5 cm)
    Caption
    Time Out, Passing Trolley - DeKalb Avenue, 1930's
    Joe Schwartz, Folk Photography: Poems I've Never Written (2000), 43.
    Description
    A black-and-white photograph of boys playing a ball game in the street. Here, the game is paused as they await the passing of a trolley.
    Place depicted
    DeKalb Avenue, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Topic
    Photography
    Recreation
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Joe Schwartz and Family
    Object number
    2010.74.42
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Joe Schwartz
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ef3b8c1b-3740-4eaf-85a5-94601f4019b2
  • Charles Smoke

    Photograph by
    Fleming, Peggy, American
    Printed by
    Steele, James, American
    Subject of
    Smoke, Charles, American, born 1958
    Capital Pool Checkers Club, American
    Date
    June 16, 2007; printed 2012
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 11 x 8 1/2 in. (27.9 x 21.6 cm)
    Description
    A black-and-white photograph of Charles Smoke. He is wearing glasses and a dark colored, striped shirt. He also has a beard and mustache. The print is inscribed on the back.
    Place depicted
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    black-and-white photographs
    portraits
    Topic
    Local and regional
    Men
    Photography
    Recreation
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Peggy Fleming
    Object number
    2012.41.23
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Peggy Fleming
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5aa1261d5-a5c6-4ce3-adbd-8308003fe181
  • Kim S. Williams

    Photograph by
    Fleming, Peggy, American
    Printed by
    Steele, James, American
    Subject of
    Williams, Kim S., American, born 1963
    Capital Pool Checkers Club, American
    Date
    April 26, 2008; printed 2012
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 11 x 8 1/2 in. (27.9 x 21.6 cm)
    Description
    A black-and-white photograph of Kim S. Williams. He is wearing a baseball cap and a light colored shirt. The print is inscribed on the back.
    Place depicted
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    black-and-white photographs
    portraits
    Topic
    Local and regional
    Men
    Photography
    Recreation
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Peggy Fleming
    Object number
    2012.41.28
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Peggy Fleming
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd529d7230e-9200-4647-b343-0fdef0f2faa3
  • Digital image of Taylor family members outside their home on Martha's Vineyard

    Photograph by
    Taylor, Ouida F., American, died 2001
    Subject of
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Date
    1950s
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    H x W: 9663pixels × 8999pixels
    Description
    A black-and-white digital image of the Taylor family outside their home on Martha's Vineyard. An older woman sits on a wooden lawn chair petting a dog. Two women are posed sitting on the arms of the chair on either side of her. To the left is an empty folding lawn chair and a man sitting in another folding lawn chair.
    Place depicted
    Oak Bluffs, Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States, Martha's Vineyard, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Taylor Family Album: Martha's Vineyard Memories
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    digital images
    digital media - born analog
    Topic
    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
    2014.112.17
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d8845b1e-a93f-4301-9658-f7802d6a8e23
  • Digital image of Taylor family members with bicycles on Martha's Vineyard

    Photograph by
    Taylor, Ouida F., American, died 2001
    Subject of
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Date
    1949
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    H x W: 5236pixels × 7247pixels
    Description
    A black-and-white digital image of the Taylor family on Martha's Vineyard. One (1) man, at proper left, and five (5) women stand closely together in front of a car and smile. The man holds a bicycle, and another bicycle can be seen behind the group at proper right. There is a house in the background.
    Place depicted
    Oak Bluffs, Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States, Martha's Vineyard, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Taylor Family Album: Martha's Vineyard Memories
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    portraits
    digital images
    digital media - born analog
    Topic
    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
    2014.112.20
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d6adccc4-3217-4926-b90c-71d2185eae1d
  • Digital image of Taylor family members posing on Martha's Vineyard

    Photograph by
    Taylor, Ouida F., American, died 2001
    Subject of
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Date
    1953
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    H x W: 6647pixels × 6903pixels
    Description
    A black-and-white digital image of the Taylor family on Martha's Vineyard. Six (6) women pose together, standing side by side, all smiling. The women are wearing knee-length dresses, and some of the women are wearing necklaces and earrings, and carrying handbags. The women are of varying ages. They are standing in front of a large tree, with a house visible at the proper right. The photograph is over-exposed in each of the four corners.
    Place depicted
    Oak Bluffs, Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States, Martha's Vineyard, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Taylor Family Album: Martha's Vineyard Memories
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    portraits
    digital images
    digital media - born analog
    Topic
    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
    2014.112.22
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5be3cefb0-a942-4f94-ae29-bc308f15d0ed
  • Digital image of the Taylor family 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
    Date
    1950s
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    H x W: 5230pixels × 7395pixels
    Description
    A black-and-white image of members of the Taylor family on the beach at Martha's Vineyard. Four women, all in bathing suits, pose with their arms around each other. To the right of them is a man, also in a bathing suit, standing with his hands on his hip. the sea is behind them.
    Place depicted
    Oak Bluffs, Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States, Martha's Vineyard, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Taylor Family Album: Martha's Vineyard Memories
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    portraits
    digital images
    digital media - born analog
    Topic
    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
    2014.112.3
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd525a373b1-b9c5-4139-9f44-cd4d00823054
  • Digital image of two men and a woman at the Taylor home on Martha's Vineyard

    Photograph by
    Taylor, Ouida F., American, died 2001
    Subject of
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Date
    1950s
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    H x W: 6603pixels × 7090pixels
    Description
    A black-and-white digital image of two (2) men and a woman standing on the steps of the Taylor family home in Martha's Vineyard. They are standing on a short flight of steps leading up to a house porch, all facing the camera and smiling. The man on the lowest step is weating a dark-colored suit jacket and trousers with a light-colored shirt. The woman, standing on the middle step, is wearing a light-colored blouse and skirt, and she is holding a light-colored handbag in her left hand. The man standing behind the woman, on the top step, is wearing a dark-colored long-sleeved shirt with shorts and sandals, and he holds a cigarette in his left hand.
    Place depicted
    Oak Bluffs, Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States, Martha's Vineyard, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Taylor Family Album: Martha's Vineyard Memories
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    portraits
    digital images
    digital media - born analog
    Topic
    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
    2014.112.34
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd53845c5eb-6631-4c36-8509-9b4beded9a4e
  • 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
    Date
    1950s
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    H x W: 6628pixels × 6815pixels
    Description
    A black-and-white digital image of three (3) Taylor family members posing seaside in Martha's Vineyard. One (1) man and two (2) women are seated on a seawall, facing towards the camera. The man is at proper left, wearing a short-sleeved plaid shirt, trousers, a cap, and glasses. The women are at center and proper right, wearing dark-colored sweaters, light-colored blouses and shorts. In the background at proper left is a pier leading out into the open water. The sky is clear with no clouds.
    Place depicted
    Oak Bluffs, Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States, Martha's Vineyard, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Taylor Family Album: Martha's Vineyard Memories
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    digital images
    digital media - born analog
    Topic
    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
    2014.112.36
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5bc8ba223-5324-4668-a63e-b8f29a8e6864

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