- Photograph by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Dr. Townsend, Arthur Melvin Sr., American, 1875 - 1959
- 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 in a three-piece suit, overcoat, and flat cap. He stands on the deck of a ship on the with funnels in the background. In the far back on the right Boston's Custom House Tower. On the back of the photograph is the number 301 handwritten in pencil.
- Place captured
- 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
- 2011.36.50
- Restrictions & Rights
- No known copyright restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




