Photograph by
Unidentified
Subject of
First African Methodist Episcopal Church of Los Angeles, American, founded 1872
Date
1940s-1950s
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (Image & Sheet): 9 7/16 × 7 9/16 in. (24 × 19.2 cm)
Description
Black and white portrait image of a man wearing a dark jacket, dark vest, white shirt, and white bow-tie. He has a mustache and goatee and looks the left of the camera. The image is hazy at the corners and along the bottom. The background is darker near the man's head. The image shows the man from the chest up in three-quarter view.
The photo is adhered via glue to a piece of cardstock the same size as the photo.
Place captured
Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Media Arts-Photography
Type
gelatin silver prints
portraits
Topic
African Methodist Episcopal
American West
Methodist
Photography
Religion
The Black Church
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of First A.M.E. Church of Los Angeles
Object number
2013.227.1
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5626a41f2-b4e3-4dc7-8205-c7459046ce6c

Cataloging is an ongoing process and we may update this record as we conduct additional research and review. If you have more information about this object, please contact us at NMAAHCDigiTeam@si.edu

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