Photograph by
Unidentified
Subject of
Unidentified Woman or Women
Unidentified Man or Men
Owned by
Sinclair, Clayton, American
Sinclair, Hazel, American
Used by
Rock Rest Tourist Home, American, 1948 - 1976
Date
1940-1959
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (Image): 5 5/16 × 3 in. (13.5 × 7.6 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 5 13/16 × 3 1/2 in. (14.8 × 8.9 cm)
Description
A black-and-white photograph of three people standing by a wooden flower trellis. The two women stand in front of the trellis and the man stands between them, behind the trellis. The women’s bodies are turned towards each other and the man’s body faces forward. All three are looking towards the viewer. The woman on the left is wearing a dark-tone, floral print dress and white shoes. The woman on the right is wearing a light-toned floral print dress with white shoes with a dark stripe across the top and dark heels. The man is wearing a white collared shirt. Behind them is a small structure with white siding and three windows. There are trees in the background. The photograph has a white frame with scalloped edges. A repeating embedded pattern on the verso reads [VELOX] and stamped along the bottom right edge is the text [623C].
Place collected
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
Topic
Black Enterprise
Black interiors
Nature
Recreation
Rural life
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
2011.12.54.4
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown – Restrictions Possible
Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ff344b27-78b6-4dc5-9695-cdf160c2dce7

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