Photograph by
Unidentified
Subject of
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 man speaking at an Atlanta Life Insurance Company reception at the Butler Street YMCA gymnasium. He is wearing a medium toned, pinstriped three-piece suit, patterned tie, and a white collared shirt. The speaker is standing behind a long table seated with ten men and women. Behind and directly above the speaker there is a sign that reads [D] and one more that reads [AUDITORS] in the background. In the top left corner is a basketball net. A handwritten note in blue ink on the back identifies the 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
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
2014.94.36
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd536358159-b5e6-4f81-a17d-35eb4784ae26

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