Photograph by
Johnson, John, American, 1879 - 1953
Subject of
Mosby, Bartel, American, 1887 - 1964
Mosby, Vashti, American, 1891 - 1981
Printed by
Keister, Douglas R., American
Date
1919-1925; printed 2012
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W (Image): 10 x 14 in. (25.4 x 35.6 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 12 x 16 in. (30.5 x 40.6 cm)
Description
A digital print of a couple, Bartel and Vashti Mosby, sitting on the wooden porch of a home in Lincoln, Nebraska. The woman, Vashti, sits on a lower step and wears a striped dress. She holds a small dog partly in her lap. The man, Bartel, sits on the step just above her and wears a striped dress shirt and dark striped pants. The dark interior of the home is visible through a screen door behind the couple.
Place captured
Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
portraits
digital prints
Topic
Domestic life
Families
Photography
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2012.56.2.37
Restrictions & Rights
© Douglas Keister
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d7245ff5-964b-4891-a9c1-f0fdd28df4f1

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