- Photograph by
- Lay Brothers Photography, American, 1911 - 1928
- Subject of
- Jeffries, Lucile, American, 1895 - 1929
- Owned by
- Dr. Townsend, Arthur Melvin Sr., American, 1875 - 1959
- Date
- 1915
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper on card mount
- Dimensions
- H x W: 10 5/8 x 6 3/8 in. (27 x 16.2 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white card photograph of Lucile Jeffries taken by Lay Brothers Photography in Nashville, Tennessee. Jefferies is captured from the chest up and facing to the left. She is wearing a light color shirt or dress with a metal necklace and her hair is in a low ponytail held with a metal hairpiece. The photograph has an oval mat frame and backing. The front, bottom right corner is stamped with [Lay / NASHVILLE, TENN.]. On the back, the sitter's name at top in pencil [Lucile Jeffries].
- 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
- 2011.36.152
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




