Photograph by
Hooks Bros. Photography, American, 1907 - 1979
Subject of
Unidentified Man or Men
Date
1910s
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper on card mount
Dimensions
H x W (image): 3 3/4 × 1 3/4 in. (9.5 × 4.4 cm)
H x W (sheet): 6 × 3 in. (15.2 × 7.6 cm)
Description
A black-and-white photograph of an unknown man by Hooks Bros Studio in Memphis, Tennessee. The man is wearing a white shirt with a patterned tie, slightly scrunched out of the dark color suit jacket. The photograph has a double rectangular, tan mat frame and backing with rounded corners and brown outlines. At the bottom margin on the front of the mat is a studio mark [Hooks Bros. / Studio / MEMPHIS, TENN.].
Place depicted
Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
gelatin silver prints
portraits
Topic
Men
Photography
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2011.36.11
Restrictions & Rights
Public Domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5f48e96b6-ec23-45f6-99a0-9e730962b272

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