Photograph by
Charles "Teenie" Harris, American, 1908 - 1998
Subject of
Scott, Sam
Date
ca.1944; printed 2000
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W: 16 × 19 7/8 in. (40.6 × 50.5 cm)
Description
A black and white photograph of auto mechanic Sam "Scotty" Scott standing next to a car with an open hood. Scott is wearing a button-up shirt and backwards newsboy cap. He is looking at the camera and smiling. The back of the photograph has numbers written in pencil by hand: [167.02] and [167].
Place depicted
Hill District, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Media Arts-Photography
Type
gelatin silver prints
Topic
Black Press
Communities
Labor
Photography
Skilled labor
Transportation
Urban life
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Lionel L. Harris in memory of Charles "Teenie" Harris
Object number
2014.301
Restrictions & Rights
© Carnegie Museum of Art, Charles "Teenie" Harris Archive
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55babf726-e467-4950-ab60-ec3f63ecdb8f

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