Manufactured by
Unidentified
Photograph by
Unidentified
Subject of
Unidentified Man or Men
Date
1917-1930
Medium
ink on paper (fiber product)
Dimensions
H x W: 5 3/8 × 3 3/8 in. (13.7 × 8.6 cm)
Description
A sepia toned photographic postcard of a man in wooly chaps holding a coil of rope. The postcard is in a portrait orientation. The man is depicted in full length, at the center of the image, facing the viewer. He has a slight smile on his face and holds his left should slightly forward. He wears white wooly chaps, a white long sleeve shirt, a medium-toned leather vest embellished with metal studs, a flower patterned kerchief at his neck, leather studded wrist cuffs, and a wide brimmed, leather studded, banded hat with a tall crown. His proper right hand is resting on the grip of his pistol in the holster attached to the front his ammunition cartridge belt. He holds a coil of rope forward in his left hand. Behind him is a painted fabric photography backdrop depicting clouds. The image has a white border. 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] on the left, and [ADDRESS] on the right divided by a short vertical line down the center. At the top right is an AZO stamp box. In the bottom left corner is a blue pen mark.
Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
Photographs and Still Images
Type
portraits
picture postcards
Topic
American West
Photography
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2014.37.36.20
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd52a98df88-10bc-4d71-99c9-1e4eddb6dde6

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