- Photograph by
- Lay Brothers Photography, American, 1911 - 1928
- Subject of
- Drake Boston, Julia M., American, 1898 - 1973
- Owned by
- Dr. Townsend, Arthur Melvin Sr., American, 1875 - 1959
- Date
- ca. 1917
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper on card mount
- Dimensions
- H x W: 9 1/4 x 6 1/8 in. (23.5 x 15.6 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of Julia Drake taken by Lay Bros. Photography in Nashville, Tennessee. Drake is captured from the chest up and facing to the right. She is wearing a light color dress or shirt with a two-layer necklace. The photograph is housed in a mat fold-out and frame. Watermarks appear all over the matting. In the front, bottom right corner is [Lay Bros / PHOTO / Nashville]. The sitter's name is inside of the front flap in pencil.
- Place depicted
- Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Topic
- Education
- Photography
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2011.36.149
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




