- Photograph by
- Charles "Teenie" Harris, American, 1908 - 1998
- Subject of
- Ashmon, John Warren
- Date
- October 1946
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 8 1/2 × 11 7/16 in. (21.6 × 29.1 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 11 × 13 15/16 in. (27.9 × 35.4 cm)
- Description
- A black and white photograph of John Warren Ashmon, a cobbler, in a shoe shop in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Ashmon is featured standing behind a counter that has shoes on top of it. Shoes line racks in the background of the photograph. The bottom right hand corner has an inscription that reads: [107]. The back of the photograph is blank.
- Place depicted
- 2935 Wylie Avenue, Hill District, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Topic
- Black Press
- Business
- Clothing and dress
- Communities
- Labor
- Photography
- 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
- 2014.302.83
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Carnegie Museum of Art, Charles "Teenie" Harris Archive
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.