Created by
Unidentified
Subject of
Cox, Ida, American, 1896 - 1967
Date
1904-1918
Medium
photographic gelatin and silver on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W: 5 3/8 × 3 3/8 in. (13.7 × 8.6 cm)
Description
A black-and-white real photograph postcard of the blues singer and vaudeville performer Ida Cox. This is a full-length photograph of Cox, who is standing and looking straight towards the camera. Cox is wearing a brimmed hat trimmed with plumed, dark-colored feathers, a dark, 2-button overcoat with fur collar and cuffs, a dark-colored blouse or dress, and light-colored shoes. She is wearing light-colored gloves, and is holding a light-colored knitted purse in her right hand. Cox stands in front of a building with wood siding that has stone foundation pillars and a wooden porch. On the porch is a wooden rocking chair. On the verso is standard printed language indicating that this is a printed post card, with [POST CARD] printed vertically along the proper-right side, followed by [CORRESPONDENCE HERE], a center line, [PLACE/ STAMP/ HERE] and [NAME AND ADDRESS HERE].
Collection title
The Princetta R. Newman Collection of Family Photographs, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Classification
Media Arts-Photography
Type
photographs
portraits
Topic
American South
American West
Blues (Music)
Communities
Jazz (Music)
Singers (Musicians)
Vaudeville
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Princetta R. Newman
Object number
2014.75.6
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd54bf42249-2db0-4561-9365-cffe88642d94

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