Manufactured by
Belluche Photo Service, American
Subject of
Unidentified Man or Men
Unidentified Woman or Women
Rock Rest Tourist Home, American, 1948 - 1976
Owned by
Sinclair, Clayton, American
Sinclair, Hazel, American
Date
mid 20th century
Medium
ink on paper (fiber product) and silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W x D: 3 5/8 × 5 1/2 × 1 in. (9.2 × 14 × 2.5 cm)
Description
A photograph album owned by the Sinclair family containing six black-and-white silver gelatin prints. The album has white paper front and back covers with a blue plastic comb spine. The album cover has red text on the front cover with stylized text that reads [SUPER / SNAPS] with red flourishes above and below. The photographs have punched edges and are bound directly to the spine. The backs of each photograph are white and plain. The back of the album has small red text in the bottom right corner that reads, [Processed by / BELLUCHE PHOTO SERVICE / 180 Franklin St. / Cambridge, Mass.]. The photographs depict the Rock Rest Tourist Home from multiple views and an unidentified man and woman relaxing on the lawn of the tourist home. The photographs of the man and woman appear to have been taken on the same day.
Place collected
Kittery, York County, Maine, United States, North and Central America
Place made
Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
Place captured
Kittery, York County, Maine, United States, North and Central America
Collection title
The Rock Rest Tourist Home Collection
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
gelatin silver prints
photograph albums
Topic
Black Enterprise
Black interiors
Families
Recreation
Segregation
Travel
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Portsmouth Black Heritage Trail, Inc.
Object number
2011.12.54.1
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown – Restrictions Possible
Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd514d087cc-eb58-4670-b6c0-f36c69cf964b

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