Photograph by
Unidentified
Subject of
Fitzpatrick, Laura, American, 1927 - 1987
Date
1943
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (Image): 4 13/16 × 2 3/4 in. (12.2 × 7 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 6 × 3 1/2 in. (15.2 × 8.9 cm)
Description
A black-and-white photograph of a Laura Fitzpatrick, 16, leaning on a half wall in front of a store or restaurant in Brooklyn, New York. She wears a light blouse and a knee-length skirt while smiling at the camera. A sign in the window behind her is not completely in view, but reads [DAIR- / CAFETE-]. The edges of the photograph are decoratively serrated. The producer of the paper, VELOX, appears on the back. Additionally on verso at bottom left, the number 593 stamped in faded black ink and the number 43 handwritten in pencil at mid upper left. Slip of paper accompanying photograph in album reads [1943 (16yrs. old) / Laura Fitzpatrick / at coffee shop].
Place depicted
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
gelatin silver prints
Topic
Communities
Photography
Urban life
Youth
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of her children in memory of Laura Fitzpatrick
Object number
2016.72.2.2.6
Restrictions & Rights
© Daniel S. Evans
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5bd5688c3-4e87-49c4-92c2-a1d90c6f9571

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