Photograph by
Unidentified
Subject of
First African Methodist Episcopal Church of Los Angeles, American, founded 1872
Unidentified Woman or Women
Unidentified Child or Children
Date
1960s
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (Image): 7 5/8 × 9 11/16 in. (19.3 × 24.6 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 8 × 10 3/16 in. (20.3 × 25.9 cm)
Description
Black and white photograph of a group of young boys dressed in altar clothes. The group includes eight (8) boys in several different rows. The boys wear white robes and dark skirts and dark collars over their clothing. On the left side of the image are two (2) older women wearing white looking at the camera, one in the foreground and one in the background. the group stands outside with the church interior seen in the upper right quadrant. On the reverse in the lower right corner on the bottom in pen [ALTAR BOYS].
Place captured
Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
gelatin silver prints
portraits
Topic
African Methodist Episcopal
American West
Children
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
2013.227.5
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5514d550b-9454-42a8-a082-bc127174135f

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