Photograph by
Unidentified
Subject of
Polk, Malenda
Owned by
Hattie Durr Whiddon Graham, American, 1873 - 1950
Date
late 19th century
Medium
photographic gelatin and silver on photographic paper on card mount
Dimensions
H x W (card): 6 1/2 x 4 1/4 in. (16.5 x 10.8 cm)
H x W (image): 5 1/2 x 3 3/4 in. (14 x 9.5 cm)
Description
A black-and-white cabinet card photograph of Malenda Polk wearing a white, high collar dress. She is standing in front of a gray colored back drop next to a chair covered in furs. Written in pencil at the bottom of the photograph is “Friend of the Family.” Written below the photograph on the card stock is “Malenda Polk.” There are no inscriptions on the back.
Collection title
Hattie J. Durr Whiddon Graham Collection of Family Photographs
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
cabinet photographs
gelatin silver 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
2014.61.8
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5557c4f68-42cb-4664-8b6e-65fd5855f1bb

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