Printed by
Dury's, American, 1882 - 2020
Subject of
Layton, Sarah W., American, 1876 - 1950
Mapp, Jessie C., American, 1880 - 1945
Dr. Townsend, Arthur Melvin Sr., American, 1875 - 1959
Townsend, Willa Ann Hadley, American, 1880 - 1947
Unidentified Woman or Women
Unidentified Man or Men
Unidentified Child or Children
Date
1936
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W: 2 3/4 x 4 1/2 in. (7 x 11.4 cm)
Description
A black-and-white photograph of a group of eleven men and women standing on the porch steps of a house in Nassau, The Bahamas. A man and a young child stand behind the railing on the right side. Sarah W. Layten is in the upper left corner with Jessie C. Mapp next to her. Willa A. Townsend sits on the steps on the right bottom corner with Dr. Arthur M. Townsend standing to her proper right. On the back, the location is handwritten in pencil [at Nassau, Bahamas]. There is also a sideways stamp logo [DURY'S / The Mark of Quality].
Place made
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
Travel
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2011.36.29
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd507046e75-5f37-429c-b19a-5202d98eb9e2

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