Photograph by
Unidentified
Subject of
Unidentified Woman or Women
Owned by
Sinclair, Clayton, American
Sinclair, Hazel, American
Used by
Rock Rest Tourist Home, American, 1948 - 1976
Date
mid 20th century
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (Image): 3 1/8 × 4 1/8 in. (7.9 × 10.4 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 3 5/8 × 4 1/2 in. (9.2 × 11.5 cm)
Description
A black-and-white photograph of a woman standing on a porch at Rock Rest Tourist Home. The woman is standing at the corner of the veranda tending to a flower arrangement resting on top of the spindle railing. She is facing the viewer wearing a white, short sleeve dress. Her head is angle slightly sideways towards her proper right side and her hands are resting on the amphora-shaped vase with flowers in front of her. Next to her is a squared veranda post. In the background is a house with dark siding and three windows. In the top right corner is a tree. The photograph has a white frame. The verso is plain white with a black ink stamp in the bottom right corner that reads [2[1?]].
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
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
2011.12.54.7
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown – Restrictions Possible
Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5da8625ea-994c-4053-a2bf-038ef6120f97

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