- Created by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Maitland, Emma, American, 1893 - 1975
- Date
- late 1920s; printed later
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper with ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 4 11/16 × 3 7/16 in. (11.9 × 8.7 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 53 15/16 × 3 7/16 in. (137 × 8.7 cm)
- Description
- A silver gelatin print on postcard of boxer Emma Maitland training with a punching bag. Maitland wears boxing shorts, a halter top, boxing gloves, white socks, and boxing shoes. She has a headband with a bow in her hair. The punching bag hangs from chains in a training space with wood floors. The back of the photograph has several stray ink marks in red and blue. Printed on back at top left is [PHOTO POST CARD]. The postcard has not been addressed or mailed.
- Place depicted
- Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- photographic postcards
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.63.108.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- No known copyright restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




