Photograph by
Unidentified
Printed by
Eastman Kodak Company, founded 1889
Subject of
The Mayo Hotel, American, founded 1925
Unidentified Woman or Women
Unidentified Man or Men
Date
July 1976
Medium
dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W: 5 x 9 1/2 in. (12.7 x 24.1 cm)
Description
Chromogenic color photographic group portrait of fifty-two people sitting and standing in three rows. The men are dressed in suits while the women are wearing dresses. Most wear what appear to be name tags. The group is posed in front of purple and white patterned curtains. The floor of the room is covered in a similarly patterned carpet. Written in ink on the bottom of the photograph is “Mayo Hotel, Classes of the 20's, July 1976.” There are no inscriptions on the back.
Place depicted
Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America
Collection title
W.D. Williams Family Collection, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
chromogenic color prints
portraits
Topic
American South
American West
Communities
Education
Photography
Social life and customs
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Families of Anita Williams Christopher and David Owen Williams
Object number
2013.79.19
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5f4f2774a-2c2e-47af-8a46-22cbb2daa3b7

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