Photograph by
Charles "Teenie" Harris, American, 1908 - 1998
Subject of
President Richard M. Nixon, American, 1913 - 1994
Nixon, Pat, American, 1912 - 1993
Irwin, Harold
Unidentified Man or Men
Date
October 1960
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (Image): 16 × 19 7/8 in. (40.6 × 50.5 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 13 1/16 × 16 3/4 in. (33.2 × 42.5 cm)
Description
A black and white photograph of then Vice President Nixon and Pat Nixon seated in the back seat of a car decorated with tri-colored ribbons and Nixon-themed posters. To the left of the frame are three visible members of the crowd, two young boys and an older man. One of the individuals is Harold Irwin. Nixon's proper right hand is outside the window and shakes the hand of the older man. Another unidentified man is partially visible in the front seat of the car. There is an imprint of a palm tree in the bottom right corner of the border on the front of the photograph. The back of the photograph has an inscription, by hand, of the numbers: [1508], [1508.01], and a photographer's stamp.
Place depicted
Centre Avenue, Hill District, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
gelatin silver prints
portraits
Topic
Black Press
Photography
Politics
U.S. History, 1953-1961
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Charles A. Harris and Beatrice Harris in memory of Charles "Teenie" Harris
Object number
2014.302.15
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/fd5da1439ce-aa68-49ab-91e8-573bec4e4ee8

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