- Photograph by
- Hanks, Thomas
- Subject of
- Reeves, Mae, American, 1912 - 2016
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Date
- ca. 1955
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 9 1/2 x 7 5/8 in. (24.1 x 19.3 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 10 x 8 in. (25.4 x 20.3 cm)
- Description
- A sepia toned black and white photograph of Mae Reeves as a young woman standing with another young woman. The women pose for the camera in front of a padded wall. Mae Reeves stands to the left of her friend and wears a dress, pearl necklace, a broad brimmed hat, white gloves, and has a fur slung over her right shoulder. Her companion wears a dress, black gloves and a clutch. To the extreme right of the picture the face of a woman is visible through a doorway.
- 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
- 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
- 2010.6.51
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.