- Photograph by
- Charles "Teenie" Harris, American, 1908 - 1998
- Subject of
- Mary Elizabeth
- William Lewis
- Date
- ca. 1940-1945
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 8 15/16 × 11 1/2 in. (22.7 × 29.2 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 11 × 13 15/16 in. (27.9 × 35.4 cm)
- Description
- A black and white photograph of two children identified as Mary Elizabeth and William Lewis with Easter Sunday baskets. Mary Elizabeth is wearing skirt, dress top, and jacket ensemble with a straw hat while William Lewis wears a darker, houndstooth patterned coat and cap. They are holding hands and are looking into the camera as they stand on the sidewalk. The bottom right corner of the photograph has an inscription written in black ink by hand: [1037 (crossed out) 139]. The back of the photograph is blank.
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Topic
- Black Press
- Children
- Communities
- Photography
- Social life and customs
- 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
- 2014.302.64
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Carnegie Museum of Art, Charles "Teenie" Harris Archive
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.