- Created by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, American, founded 1913
- Wells, Henrietta Bell, American, 1912 - 2008
- Hemmings, Myra, American, 1895 - 1968
- Davis, Mary Lou
- Date
- 1933
- Medium
- dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 6 × 8 1/2 in. (15.2 × 21.6 cm)
- Description
- A scan of a sepia print of a group picture of ladies on the exterior steps of a stone building. The sepia print itself is 5h x 7w on the scan. The print depicts 13 women in two rows (7 in bottom row, 6 in top row), all wearing hats and winter coats. Some of the women are holding books and folders. There are handwritten notes on the original print, and are seen on the scan, in black ink, identifying some of the women's names, with text in the footer, reading: [...Regional Conference - Austin (1933) / ..Lou Daniel, Regional Director. Henrietta Bell Sec'. - Tres...]. Nothing on back of print. There is an associated photocopy (11 x 8 1/2") with a handwritten note vertically down the right side, reading [Southwest Regional Conference. Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, inc. 1933 / Myra Hemings, Founder - Former AKA President - last Pres. Delta Sigma Theta / Mary Lou Regional Director / Henrietta Wells Secy - Tres. Southeast Region - Delegate from Alpha Theata- / Wiley College].
- Place depicted
- Austin, Travis County, Texas, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- chromogenic color prints
- portraits
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dr. Edward L. Cox
- Object number
- 2015.43.7
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




