Photograph by
Unidentified
Subject of
Falkener, Waldo Carroll Sr., American, 1902 - 1992
Bennett College, American, founded 1873
Unidentified Man or Men
Date
March 15, 1947
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (Sheet): 4 15/16 × 3 9/16 in. (12.6 × 9.1 cm)
H x W (Image): 4 9/16 × 3 1/16 in. (11.6 × 7.8 cm)
Description
A black and white photograph of three men wearing suits, ties, fedoras and overcoats standing in front of a brick building, Annie Merner Pfeiffer Chapel, Bennett College, Greensboro, NC. The man standing in the center is Waldo C. Falkener, Sr. Behind the men is a white door with the last two words [PFEIFER CHAPEL] visible over the transom window of the door. The two men on the left are wearing double breasted suits. Waldo C. Falkener and the man standing to his left have mustaches. A handwritten note on the back in black ink identifies the location and date.
Place depicted
Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Media Arts-Photography
Type
gelatin silver prints
portraits
Topic
Education
HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
Photography
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Margaret Falkener DeLorme, Waldo C. Falkener, Cameron S. Falkener and Gilbert E. DeLorme
Object number
2014.94.15
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd500a68f22-e6e6-4a8a-a74d-bec35906c16c

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