Created by
Unidentified
Subject of
Jackson, S.M., American, 1894 - 1975
Jackson, Eunice, American, 1903 - 2004
Unidentified Woman or Women
Berry's Service Station, American, active 1920s
Date
1926
Medium
photographic gelatin and silver on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W: 2 3/4 × 4 5/8 in. (7 × 11.7 cm)
Description
A black-and-white photograph of two (2) women and one (1) man standing in front of a dark-colored, 4-door automobile. The woman at the proper left is wearing a wide-brimmed hat, large studded earrings, a corsage, a button-up jacket with loose fitting sleeves and cuffs, gloves and a skirt. She is holding a handbag, and she is looking off to her left at a point out of the frame of the photograph. The man in the center, Samuel M. Jackson, is wearing a two-piece light-colored suit, a dark, patterned tie and a tie clip. He is holding a brimmed hat in his left hand and a cigar in his right hand, and he is looking at the camera. The woman on the proper right, Eunice Jackson, is wearing a hat with a half brim, small studded earrings, a dark blouse with floppy collar, a suit jacket and skirt. She is holding a pair of gloves in her left hand, and a dark-colored handbag is resting in the crook of her left arm. She is looking at the camera. In the background of the photograph, on proper left, building signs read [BERRY'S/ SERVICE STATION] [WASHING/ STORAGE/ GREASING]. In the background center there are seven (7) power line poles, and a building in the distance. Partially visible in the background at proper right is a building with signs for Williams One Stop Garage. A pickup truck is parked under the building's carport.
Place depicted
Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America
Collection title
The Princetta R. Newman Collection of Family Photographs, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Classification
Media Arts-Photography
Type
photographs
portraits
Topic
American South
American West
Business
Communities
Transportation
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Princetta R. Newman
Object number
2014.75.2
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd52b46aae6-da5e-4f4d-90c9-071cda260f0d

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