Photograph of an Atlanta Life Insurance Company party

Photograph by

Adams, Alexander L., American, 1916 - 1993

Subject of

Bacote, Lucia Moore, American, 1907 - 2012

Thomas, Evelyn, American

Martin, Helen White, American, 1899 - 1984

Martin, Eugene Marcus, American, 1888 - 1969

DeLorme, Grace McKinley Holmes, American, 1906 - 1997

Nabrit, Constance Croker, American, 1903 - 1984

Unidentified Woman or Women

DeLorme, Gilbert E. Sr., American, 1903 - 1975

Atlanta Life Insurance Company, American, founded 1905

Medium

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions

H x W (Sheet): 8 1/8 × 10 in. (20.6 × 25.4 cm)

H x W (Image): 7 1/2 × 9 7/16 in. (19 × 24 cm)

Type

gelatin silver prints

portraits

Place printed

Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America

Date

ca. 1950

Description

A black-and-white photograph of an Atlanta Life Insurance party. In this photograph, six women and two men are standing in front of a brick building in formal attire. From left to right: Lucia Bacote is wearing a dark halter dress with a leaf print pattern. Evelyn Thomas is wear a full length, white, off-the-shoulders dress with a dark silk flower on her belt. Helen Martin is wearing an ankle length, dark, off-the-shoulders dress and has her arm linked through her husband’s elbow. Eugene Martin is wearing a black tuxedo, a black bow tie, a white shirt and black buttons. Grace DeLorme is wearing a white strapless dress with a sweetheart neckline and white shawl. Constance Nabrit is wearing a dark, calve length dress with a transparent bolero jacket over her shoulders. An unidentified woman is wearing a white blouse with a floor length dark skirt and metal belt. Gilbert DeLorme, Sr. is on the far right, wearing a dark toned, double breasted suit, dark tie, white collared shirt and glasses. In the background on the left is a large window with a rounded top and a dark lace, window treatment. In the center background is a large square window with a white window treatment against a brick wall. A stamp in black ink on the back, right side identifies the photographer. A handwritten note on the back in blue ink identifies the subjects and event.

Topic

African American

American South

Amusements

Business

Photography

United States--Social life and customs

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

2014.94.48

Restrictions & Rights

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification

Media Arts-Photography

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture