Photograph by
Unidentified
Subject of
Durr, Bessie, American
Owned by
Hattie Durr Whiddon Graham, American, 1873 - 1950
Date
ca. 1870
Medium
albumen and silver on photographic paper on card mont
Dimensions
H x W (card): 3 5/8 x 3 1/4 in. (9.2 x 8.3 cm)
H x W (image): 1 7/8 x 1 1/2 in. (4.8 x 3.8 cm)
Description
A sepia toned cartes-de-visite photograph of a woman wearing a white dress with puffy shoulders. The dress has a high collar with a large bow at front. The photograph is in a cream colored card with two lines bordering the picture. The inner line is thin while the outer line is much thicker. On the front, at bottom is “Bessie Durr.” There is no inscription on the back.
Collection title
Hattie J. Durr Whiddon Graham Collection of Family Photographs
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
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
2014.61.3
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd528384600-d1ba-453e-b90f-e75eb81613b3

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