Photograph by
Hall and Hall Photo Service, American
Subject of
Reeves, Mae, American, 1912 - 2016
Unidentified Woman or Women
Date
ca. 1950
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (Image): 7 3/4 x 9 5/8 in. (19.7 x 24.4 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 7 7/8 x 9 3/4 in. (20 x 24.8 cm)
Description
A black-and-white photograph of seven women standing on an a flight of stairs. Mae Reeves stands to the farthest right on the lowest step and wears a white hat and floral patterned handbag. The women are all well dressed and wearing hats, two of the women in the front are also carrying hatboxes. Embossed in the lower left corner of the photo is [HALL AND HALL / PHOTO SERVICE / PHILADELPHIA, PA.]
Place collected
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
Collection title
Mae's Millinery Shop Collection
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
gelatin silver prints
portraits
Topic
Fashion
Millinery
Photography
Women
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
2010.6.45
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd54e93b80b-f8a7-4d11-b431-06906db90a68

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