Photograph by
The Blanch Randle Studio, American, active 1920s
Subject of
Jackson, Samuel M. Jr., American, 1925 - 1928
Date
September 1928
Medium
photographic gelatin and silver on photographic paper, ink on cardboard
Dimensions
H x W (photograph): 4 15/16 × 7 1/16 in. (12.5 × 18 cm)
H x W (photograph and mount): 7 7/8 × 10 1/16 in. (20 × 25.5 cm)
Description
A black-and-white matted photograph of funeral floral arrangements memorializing Samuel M. Jackson, Jr., who died at three (3) years old after an illness. The photograph is of an interior space filled with funeary wreaths, sprays and other floral arrangements. The flowers are spread throughout the room, completely covering various pieces of furniture and partially covering a sofa in the lower proper right corner of the photograph. In the midst of the many flower arrangments are other items, including a doll, a clock, and a framed photograph of Eunice Jackson embracing Samuel Jr. On the wall at the upper right corner, partially out of frame, is the family portrait of Samuel Jr. taken when he was 7 weeks old. At the lower right corner, printed on the photograph, is [Randle/ Studio/ Tulsa]. At lower center, printed on the mat, is the text [The Blanch Randle Studio/ 119 N. Greenwood/ Tulsa, Oklahoma]. The photograph is affixed to the mat which is made from a thick card stock.
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
Children
Communities
Families
Funeral customs and rites
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Princetta R. Newman
Object number
2014.75.41
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd517155558-87d5-4415-bda3-a9fb14e1524d

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