Photograph by
Stanley Photography, American
Subject of
Middleton, Velma, American, 1917 - 1961
Date
1937
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (Image): 9 3/8 × 7 5/8 in. (23.8 × 19.3 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 9 15/16 × 8 1/16 in. (25.3 × 20.4 cm)
Description
A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of Velma Middleton. Middleton is depicted from the shoulders up, against a white background. She is in three-quarters profile and looks towards the right edge of the photograph. She wears diamond-shaped earrings and she shoulders are bare. The photographer's mark is printed in the negative in the bottom right corner and reads, [Stanley Photo. / Phila. Pa.]. There are also additional pencil notations written on the back of the photograph.
Collection title
The Laura Cathrell Show-Down Magazine Collection
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
gelatin silver prints
portraits
Topic
Entertainers
Jazz (Music)
Photography
Singers (Musicians)
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2013.46.25.86
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55d02b05a-5860-4653-bbd4-92a79f32c19d

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