Photograph by
Staley Bros., American, 1887 - 1931
Subject of
Pennington, Hank
Date
1890s-1910s
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on paper on card mount
Dimensions
H x W: 5 5/8 x 4 1/2 in. (14.3 x 11.4 cm)
H x W (image): 4 × 2 1/2 in. (10.2 × 6.3 cm)
Description
A sepia-toned photograph of Hank Pennington taken by the Staley Bros. in Tullahoma, Tennessee. Pennington is captured from the waist up and sitting forward, staring at the camera. He is dressed in a dark color jacket, dark color vest, and light color shirt with a bow tie tucked under the neck lining of the shirt. At the bottom margin of the mat is text on the photography studio [STALEY BROS. / TULLAHOMA]. On the back, the sitter's name written at the top center in pencil [Hank Pennington].
Place depicted
Tullahoma, Coffee County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
gelatin silver prints
photographs
portraits
Topic
Men
Photography
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2011.36.132
Restrictions & Rights
No known copyright restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd50ca33ef0-2a80-48d7-9c68-4b3f1e11059b

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