Photograph by
Unidentified
Subject of
Unidentified Man or Men
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 7/16 in. (8.9 × 8.7 cm)
Description
A black and white photograph featuring two unidentified men on the courts of the Cosmopolitan Tennis Club. The men are standing behind a net shaking hands. The man to the right of the photograph wears a long-sleeve sweater with stripes. The other man, on the left, wears a short-sleeve polo shirt and holds a racquet in his proper left hand. Wood planks adhered to a tall chain-link fence are behind her at the end of the court. Trees and brick 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 location.
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
2015.205.2
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ade44b79-610a-42c7-8c05-a83526ab7e0d

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