- Photograph by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Toomer, Fred Armon, American, 1889 - 1961
- Herndon, Alonzo Franklin, American, 1858 - 1927
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Atlanta Life Insurance Company, American, founded 1905
- Butler Street YMCA, American, founded 1894
- Date
- 1951
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Sheet): 8 3/16 × 9 15/16 in. (20.8 × 25.3 cm)
- H x W (Image): 7 11/16 × 9 7/16 in. (19.5 × 24 cm)
- Description
- A black and white photograph of a Fred Toomer speaking at an Atlanta Life Insurance Company reception at the Butler Street YMCA gymnasium. He is standing in the far right of the photograph, under a basketball net, wearing a light colored suit, a dark tie, and a white collared shirt. He is holding a white piece of paper in his hand. The speaker is standing behind a long table seated with nine men and women. The table is covered with coffee cups and dessert dishes. Behind the diners is an American flag swag under a basketball net. Overlaying the bottom of the swag is a poster portrait of the founder of Atlanta Life, Alonzo Herndon in three quarters profile. To the left of the portrait is a poster that reads, [ATLANTA / LIFE / NUMBER / 1/ IN ’51], and a poster to the right of the portraits that reads, [CAN YOU IN ’52 / SAY WE WON / IN ’51], with a large pointing fist and a question mark in the center of the poster. To the left of the poster is an elongated Georgia state flag with a circle of stars surrounding a larger star in the canton. To the right of the posters is a partial view of a similar flag. A handwritten note in blue ink on the back identifies the subjects, event and date.
- Place depicted
- Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Topic
- American South
- Business
- Labor
- 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
- 2014.94.35
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.