- Photograph by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Dr. Townsend, Arthur Melvin Sr., American, 1875 - 1959
- Date
- ca. 1925
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 4 1/8 x 2 5/8 in. (10.5 x 6.7 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of Dr. Arthur Melvin Townsend sitting on the edge of a stoop and at the top of the stoop is an open door. Dr. Townsend is wearing a suit with a tie, overcoat, and hat. On the back of the photograph is a number written in pencil [3] and a scribbled out [2].
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Topic
- Photography
- Religious leaders
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2011.36.47
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
- Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




