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 × 3 in. (7.6 × 7.6 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 3 9/16 × 3 1/2 in. (9 × 8.9 cm)
Description
A black and white photograph of two unidentified women. The women are doubles champions and are standing at the center of a court at the Cosmopolitan Tennis Club. The woman to the left has her hand resting on the net and is wearing a visor, a cropped top and skirt. The woman to the right has one hand on the other woman's shoulder and one hand at her side holding a racquet. She is wearing a dress. Buildings are visible in the background of the photograph. The back of the photograph has a stamp in black ink that reads: [904E] and an inscription describing 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
portraits
Topic
Athletes
Communities
Photography
Sports
Tennis
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2015.205.19
Restrictions & Rights
Public Domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55bc79d7c-bfae-4556-b662-e00651596610

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