Photograph by
Unidentified
Subject of
Unidentified Woman or Women
Cosmopolitan Tennis Club, American
Date
ca. 1945
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (Image): 3 1/16 × 3 in. (7.8 × 7.6 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 3 1/2 × 3 1/2 in. (8.9 × 8.9 cm)
Description
A black and white photograph of unidentified woman sitting in a chair on a tennis court at the Cosmopolitan Tennis Club. The woman, the referee, is wearing a long dress and her chair is pulled further out than the other chairs to the left of the photograph. An empty chair is off to the right of the photograph. Another unidentified woman and several men are partially visible to the left of the photograph. The court is surrounded by a fence with wood planks adhered to it. Trees and buildings are visible in the background. The back of the photograph has a stamp in black ink that reads: [953E] and an inscription identifying the photograph's subject.
Place depicted
Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
black-and-white photographs
Topic
Communities
Photography
Sports
Tennis
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2015.205.10
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd54dde0649-cef3-423e-8652-32974c0fbbf8

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