Created by

Battey, C. M., American, 1873 - 1927

Date

1920

Medium

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions

H x W: 7 7/8 x 6 3/4 in. (20 x 17.1 cm)

Sheet size: 17 x 13 15/16 in. (43.2 x 35.4 cm)

Description

A black-and-white image of an elderly man seated with a blanket draped over his legs. He is looking at his hands, which are holding something in front of him. the photographer's mark is in the lower right corner of the image: [C.M. BATTEY / TUSKEGEE INST., ALA. / COPYRIGHTED].

Place made

Tuskegee, Macon County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America

Classification

Photographs and Still Images

Type

gelatin silver prints

portraits

Topic

Agriculture

Domestic life

Labor

Photography

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2009.37.4

Restrictions & Rights

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GUID

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