Photograph by
Unidentified
Subject of
Col. Holmes, Thomas W. Esq., American, ca. 1882 - 1973
Westmoreland, George, William, American, 1877 - 1949
George, William, American
Date
ca. 1903
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (Card): 9 9/16 × 7 3/16 in. (24.3 × 18.2 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 7 1/16 × 5 1/16 in. (17.9 × 12.8 cm)
H x W (Image): 6 9/16 × 4 11/16 in. (16.7 × 11.9 cm)
Description
A black and white photograph of a hunting party. There are three seated men holding game and rifles with two dogs lying at the feet of the men in the foreground. The photograph was taken in front of an outdoor backdrop with trees depicted on the left and a picket fence on the right. On the left side of the image is Will Westmoreland. He is wearing a newsboy cap, striped pants, a medium toned hunting jacket and a button down hunting vest with shell pockets on the front, holding ammunition. In the center is Thomas W. Holmes, Esq., wearing a dark shirt, rimmed cap and a medium toned vest and jacket. On the right side of the photograph is Will George in on the right wearing a light turtleneck shirt, white roughrider-style hat and a medium toned hunting jacket and a button down hunting vest with shell pockets on the front, holding ammunition. The photograph has been mounted on dark grey cardboard. Several handwritten notes in black ink have been taped to the back that identifies the subjects.
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
gelatin silver prints
portraits
Topic
Men
Photography
Recreation
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
2014.94.27
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd535c02ae9-844d-434b-a5eb-6701e7eb9bd6

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