Photograph by
Unidentified
Subject of
Unidentified Child or Children
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 7/16 x 3 in. (8.7 x 7.6 cm)
H x W (image): 1 3/4 x 1 1/4 in. (4.4 x 3.2 cm)
Description
Sepia toned cartes-de-visite of a baby wearing dark colored clothes. The baby has a full head of hair. The baby is sitting on a dark colored cushion with a light colored, decorative design on it. The photograph is bordered by a black, jagged line. There are no inscriptions on front or 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
2014.61.30
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd53a4a164b-6826-423c-a991-e1b1275b47e8

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