Photograph by
Staley Bros., American, 1887 - 1931
Subject of
Anderson, Mollie
Townsend Bone Moore, Laura, American, 1878 - 1968
Owned by
Dr. Townsend, Arthur Melvin Sr., American, 1875 - 1959
Date
1887-1899
Medium
albumen and silver on paper on card mount
Dimensions
H x W: 5 1/4 x 3 1/2 in. (13.3 x 8.9 cm)
H x W (image): 3 3/4 × 2 1/4 in. (9.5 × 5.7 cm)
Description
A black-and-white photograph of Mollie Anderson taken by the Staley Bros. in Tullahoma, Tennessee. Anderson is captured full-length and posed next to a chair’s back, resting her proper right hand on it. She is wearing a dark color, floor-length dress with long sleeves slightly puffed at the shoulders and a hair piece. A horizonal crease cuts across the center of the photograph, which backed by cardboard that has suffered losses at the top corners. On the back are two inscriptions written in pencil: [Mollie Anderson] at the top center and [L. M. Townsend] vertically on the left.
Place depicted
Tullahoma, Coffee County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
albumen prints
photographs
portraits
Topic
Photography
Women
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2011.36.125
Restrictions & Rights
No known copyright restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd582f7b644-bd06-4cfd-b663-e7cb6e7e919f

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