- Photograph by
- Lay Brothers Photography, American, 1911 - 1928
- Subject of
- Hickman Gant, Maggie Thomas, American, 1892 - 1980
- Owned by
- Dr. Townsend, Arthur Melvin Sr., American, 1875 - 1959
- Date
- 1911-1915
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper on card mount
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 5 × 3 7/16 in. (12.7 × 8.7 cm)
- H x W (Backing): 10 3/4 × 6 1/2 in. (27.3 × 16.5 cm)
- Description
- A photograph of Maggie Hickman taken by Lay Brothers Photography in Nashville, Tennessee. Hickman is captured from the chest up and facing slightly to the left. She is wearing a graduation cap and gown while wearing her hair low. The photograph has an oval mat frame and backing. The front, bottom right corner is stamped with [Lay / NASHVILLE, TENN.]. The photograph and mat have suffered several surface abrasions and the cardboard backing has several watermarks. On the back, the sitter's name at center in pencil [Maggie Hickman].
- 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
- 2011.36.154
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public Domain
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




