Photograph by
Unidentified
Printed by
Eastman Kodak Company, founded 1889
Subject of
Unidentified Child or Children
Owned by
Sullivan, Maxine, American, 1911 - 1987
Date
1917-1930
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper, ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W (Image): 5 × 3 1/8 in. (12.7 × 7.9 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 5 7/16 × 3 7/16 in. (13.8 × 8.7 cm)
Description
A photographic postcard of an unidentified child. The child is featured facing the camera and sitting in a wooden chair. The chair is turned sideways, with the seat facing the left of the image. The child is posed sitting towards the arm of the chair. The child's hands rest on the chair's arm and the child's legs are pulled through the opening between the chair's arm and the chair's seat. The child is wearing a light colored gown, stockings, and dark shoes. The back of the photographic postcard is unused and has [POST CARD] printed in black at the top and blank spaces for [CORRESPONDENCE] and [ADDRESS]. In the upper right corner there is a [AZO] stamp.
Collection title
Maxine Sullivan Collection
Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
Photographs and Still Images
Type
gelatin silver prints
portraits
Topic
Children
Photography
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2013.46.29.117
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd56281d04f-dac6-4df6-83ad-b946a7a6ddfd

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