Photograph by
Unidentified
Subject of
Unidentified Child or Children
Unidentified Woman or Women
Date
early 20th century
Medium
photographic gelatin and silver on photographic paper on card mount
Dimensions
H x W (2016.5.2.59.1 sheet): 2 × 1 7/16 in. (5.1 × 3.7 cm)
H x W (2016.5.2.59.1 image): 1 7/8 × 1 7/16 in. (4.8 × 3.6 cm)
H x W (2016.5.2.59.2 sheet): 1 15/16 × 1 1/2 in. (4.9 × 3.8 cm)
H x W (2016.5.2.59.2 image): 1 7/8 × 1 7/16 in. (4.7 × 3.6 cm)
H x W (2016.5.2.59.3 sheet): 4 1/2 × 2 11/16 in. (11.5 × 6.9 cm)
H x W (2016.5.2.59.3 image): 4 1/16 × 2 5/16 in. (10.3 × 5.9 cm)
H x W (2016.5.2.59.4 sheet): 5 × 3 1/4 in. (12.7 × 8.2 cm)
H x W (2016.5.2.59.4 image): 4 5/8 × 2 13/16 in. (11.8 × 7.1 cm)
H x W (2016.5.2.59.5 image): 3 7/16 × 5 1/2 in. (8.8 × 14 cm)
Description
Five black and white photographs adhered to black construction paper. The pictures are on both sides of the construction paper, which is folded into four pages.
2016.5.2.59.1: A black and white photograph of a baby wearing white. The babies right arm is bet at the elbow. The babies left arm is extended outward. The baby is looking to the left of the photograph. Tiles and a curtain are in the background.
2016.5.2.59.2: A black and white photograph of a woman wearing a dark colored jacket, white shirt and a hat. She has a corsage on the left side of her jacket and is looking towards her right. Tiles and a curtain are in the background.
2016.5.2.59.3: A black and white photograph of a house. The two-story house has a balcony on the second story. Bushes are on either side of the doorway and a sidewalk is in front of the house. A city street is in the foreground.
2016.5.2.59.4: A black and white photograph of five women outside. One woman, dressed in a white dress, is sitting on the ground on the left side of the photograph. Four women are standing behind her. The standing women on the left is wearing a white dress. The woman standing next to her is wearing a light-colored, print dress and has her arms around the women standing beside her. The woman in the middle f the photograph is wearing a dark colored skirt and jacket with a white blouse. She is holding a purse in her left hand. The woman on the right side of the photograph is wearing a dark dress with white polka dots. She has her hands clasped together in front of her and is holding a purse in her right hand.
2016.5.2.59.5: A sepia toned photograph of a bay wearing a white diaper. The baby is laying on an embroidered, cloth covered stool. The baby is laying on its stomach and has his arms extended downward, away from its body.
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
gelatin silver prints
portraits
scrapbooks
Topic
Photography
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2016.5.2.59.1-.5
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd56bd4f297-61c7-4d83-9a33-eaef5faee9a9

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