Photograph by
Unidentified
Subject of
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 1/2 × 3 1/2 in. (8.9 × 8.9 cm)
Description
A black and white photograph of an unidentified man playing tennis at the Cosmopolitan Tennis Club. The man is featured playing on a court. His proper right hand is holding a racquet and he is reaching to hit a tennis ball that is in the air above his head. A fence surrounding the court is behind him and buildings are visible in the background. The back of the photograph has a stamp in black ink that reads: [953E] 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
Topic
Communities
Photography
Sports
Tennis
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2015.205.20
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd53d85093f-616f-4197-b52f-bb531609afa8

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