Manufactured by
Unidentified
Photograph by
Unidentified
Subject of
Unidentified Child or Children
Date
1915-1918
Medium
ink on paper (fiber product)
Dimensions
H x W: 5 7/16 × 3 7/16 in. (13.8 × 8.7 cm)
Description
A sepia toned photographic postcard of a boy on a horse in front of a bucolic photography studio backdrop. The postcard is in a portrait orientation. The boy is seated on top of a white horse standing in profile and facing the left edge of the image. The boy is wearing a white button down shirt, a medium-toned tie, white short trousers, gloves, black knee high socks, black button boots, and a dark-toned flat cap. He is sitting bareback on the horse, holding its reins, with his face turned towards the viewer. In the background is a painted photography backdrop of a steepled building, hillside, and a wooden fence. The image has a white border that is thicker on the bottom edge. The reverse is white with black ink text. It is in a landscape orientation. The text [POST CARD] is written in outlined letters across the top. Below are sections for [CORRESPONDENCE HERE] on the left, and [NAME AND ADDRESS HERE] on the right divided by a short vertical line down the center. At the top right is an AZO stamp box.
Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
Photographs and Still Images
Type
portraits
picture postcards
Topic
American West
Children
Photography
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2014.37.36.18
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5dc17b6fc-942f-4978-876a-505f173d07ff

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