Photograph by
Unidentified
Subject of
Jones, Mattie
Owned by
Hattie Durr Whiddon Graham, American, 1873 - 1950
Date
ca. 1870
Medium
albumen and silver on photographic paper on card mount
Dimensions
H x W (card): 3 1/2 x 3 in. (8.9 x 7.6 cm)
H x W (image): 1 5/8 x 1 1/2 in. (4.1 x 3.8 cm)
Description
A sepia toned cartes-de-visite photograph of a woman wearing a white dress with puffy shoulders and earrings. The photograph is in a cream colored card. Written at the bottom of the card is "Mattie Jones Old Friend." There is no inscription on the back.
Collection title
Hattie J. Durr Whiddon Graham Collection of Family Photographs
Classification
Media Arts-Photography
Type
cartes-de-visite
albumen prints
portraits
Topic
Families
Photography
U.S. History, 1865-1921
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Donated by Don L. Durrah and D. Simone Durrah Logan in memory of Hattie J. Durr Whiddon Graham (1873-1950); Christopher Columbus Wayman Whiddon (1894-1973); Lina Irene Jordan Whiddon (1897-1983)
Object number
2014.61.1
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd54c08c099-48e1-461a-8ab1-64e495c5da42

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