Photograph by
Unidentified
Subject of
First African Methodist Episcopal Church of Los Angeles, American, founded 1872
Unidentified Woman or Women
Unidentified Man or Men
Date
1923
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (Image): 7 5/8 × 9 1/2 in. (19.3 × 24.2 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 8 1/16 × 10 in. (20.5 × 25.4 cm)
Description
Black and white photograph of a large group of people standing in front of the façade of a church. The group is arrange in a number of rows. Some are seated and some standing. In the middle and two-thirds of the right side of the image are three (3) doorways with the outer two (2) open. The doors are capped with tympanums filled with stained glass windows. Behind the doors, above is large stained glass window with a series of rectangles. The church exterior is a white paneled exterior. Along the bottom in white text is the image caption [FIFTY SIX ANNUAL SESSION OF THE CALIFORNIA CONFERENCE A.M.E. CHURCH, LOS ANGELES 1923]. On the reverse in the lower left corner is a stamp with text and blanks to fill in. Only the last line is filled with a penned note [MIRIAM MATTHEWS]. The stamp is four (4) lines [COLLECTION OF MIRIAM MATTHEWS/PHOTOGRAPHER/SOURCE/PLEASE CREDIT]. To the right of the stamp, in the middle of the back, is a printed label [56th Annual Session of the/California Conference of the/A.M.E. Church, held in Los/Angeles, 1923]. In the upper left corner is the number [8] circled.
Place depicted
Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Media Arts-Photography
Type
gelatin silver prints
portraits
Topic
African Methodist Episcopal
American West
Christianity
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
2013.227.7
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5f80657c8-7230-44f4-b38b-1a5a60940bd6

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