- Photograph by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Dr. Townsend, Arthur Melvin Sr., American, 1875 - 1959
- Colonel Prescott, William, American, 1726 - 1795
- Date
- most likely 1909
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 3 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. (8.9 x 6.4 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of Dr. Arthur Melvin Townsend wearing a suit, overcoat, and hat. Dr. Townsend stands to the left of a statue of Colonel William Prescott in Boston, Massachusetts. On the back of the photograph is a number written in pencil [301].
- Place depicted
- Charlestown, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Topic
- Photography
- Travel
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2011.36.40
- Restrictions & Rights
- No known copyright restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




