Printed by
Dury's, American, 1882 - 2020
Subject of
Mapp, Jessie C., American, 1880 - 1945
Townsend, Willa Ann Hadley, American, 1880 - 1947
Isaac-Harris, Minnie M., American, 1888 - 1962
Unidentified Man or Men
Date
1936
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W: 4 1/2 x 2 7/8 in. (11.4 x 7.3 cm)
Description
A black-and-white photograph of two women standing and one woman sitting on steps. In the background, between the two women standing, is a man. The heads of the two standing women are not visible but are identified on the back of the photograph as and Willa A. Townsend and Minnie M. Isaac-Harris. Each woman is holding a bouquet of flowers while the one on the right holds two bags, the one on the proper left with text [NAS-]. The woman sitting is Jessie C. Mapp, who is holding a bouquet of light colored flowers with her right hand and holding hats with her left arm. On the back, the names of the women are written in cursive with pencil, [Mrs. J. C. Mapp / Mrs. W. a. Townsend / Mrs. E. W. D Isaac, Jr.]
Place printed
Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted
Nassau, Bahamas, Caribbean, North and Central America
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
gelatin silver prints
portraits
Topic
Communities
Photography
Women
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2011.36.26
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd52965f3d0-b8c6-4b0a-811f-faac4e70970a

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