Photograph of a Guilford County school bus and school children

Photograph by

Siddell Studio, American, founded 1916

Subject of

Guilford County Schools, American, founded 1875

Unidentified Child or Children

Medium

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions

H x W (Sheet): 3 1/2 × 5 3/4 in. (8.9 × 14.6 cm)

H x W (Image): 5 5/16 × 3 1/16 in. (13.5 × 7.8 cm)

Type

gelatin silver prints

Place depicted

Guilford County, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America

Date

ca. 1916

Description

A black and white photograph of a covered school bus with spoked wheels with [No. 2 / Guilford County Schools], stenciled on the side of the bus. A young girl wearing a white dress is climbing into the back of the bus and other children can be seen through the bus windows. There are two black ink marks on the verso. A stamp in black ink on the back, center, identifies the photographer. A handwritten note on the back in blue ink identifies the subject. A number has been handwritten on the back in black ink.

Topic

African American

Children

Education

Photography

Rural life

Transportation

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

2014.94.9

Restrictions & Rights

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification

Media Arts-Photography

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture