- Photograph by
- Smith, Wilma E., American, 1918 - 1998
- Subject of
- Aiken, Walter H., American, 1893 - 1965
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Date
- ca. 1952
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Sheet): 9 15/16 × 8 in. (25.3 × 20.3 cm)
- H x W (Image): 9 7/16 × 7 1/2 in. (24 × 19.1 cm)
- Description
- A black and white photograph of W.H. "Chief" Aiken. The photograph is of two men, standing on steps outside a building. The man on the far left of the photograph is Aiken. He is wearing a dark toned, pinstriped, double breasted suit and tie with a white shirt and handkerchief. To his right is another man wearing a dark toned, pinstriped, double breasted, three piece suit, a dark patterned tie and a white shirt. The men are walking down a set of tiled stairs. Behind them is a set of double wooden doors with metal handles. A stamp in black ink on the back, right side identifies the photographer. A handwritten note in blue ink on the back identifies the subject and date.
- Place printed
- Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Topic
- 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
- 2014.94.40
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




