Photograph by
Unidentified
Owned by
Reeves, Mae, American, 1912 - 2016
Subject of
Grant, Jack, American, 1919 - 2003
Date
1930s
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper, ink
Dimensions
H x W (Image): 6 1/4 x 4 1/2 in. (15.9 x 11.4 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 7 x 5 in. (17.8 x 12.7 cm)
Description
Black and white photograph of Jack Grant, Mae Reeves brother, writing on back
Written on back "Photo of / Jack Grant - / He is Lula Mae Grant's / Brother - (5th Child / of Samuel and / Bessie Grant / Born in Vidalia, / Ga / Birth - July 26, (1919)? / Died - April 6, 2003 / (Phila Pa) / Fernwood / Cemetery [Additional note] "JACK Grant - / This is MAE'S / brother. He worked / in her hat shop / for 30 years."
Place collected
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
Collection title
Mae's Millinery Shop Collection
Classification
Media Arts-Photography
Type
gelatin silver prints
portraits
Topic
Families
Photography
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Mae Reeves and her children, Donna Limerick and William Mincey, Jr.
Object number
2010.6.206
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d2efbf40-d5cb-44f3-ade8-6de9aca43b7b

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