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.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a15babd5-fd5e-45b4-947e-670528d0d10b

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