Photograph by
Unidentified
Subject of
Grant, Casey, American
Date
May 1974
Medium
ink on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (image): 4 1/2 × 3 1/16 in. (11.5 × 7.8 cm)
H x W (sheet): 4 15/16 × 3 7/16 in. (12.5 × 8.8 cm)
Description
A color photograph portrait of Delta Air Lines flight attendant Casey Grant in uniform, captured May 1974.
Captured on a sunny day outdoors, Grant smiles and gazes to her proper right. Her neck-length dark hair frames her face, and she wears large earrings, a white Delta Widget neck scarf, white half-sleeve shirt, and dark blue uniform dress with red trim. She is flanked by tall skinny trees in the background. On the reverse of the photograph in black ink is an inscription that reads: [CASEY GRANT / May 1974 / 24 years old / on New Orleans / Msy].
Place captured
New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Media Arts-Photography
Type
photographs
portraits
Topic
Aeronautics
Business
Clothing and dress
Fashion
Labor
Transportation
Travel
Women
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Casey Grant in honor of Patricia Banks Edmiston, Patricia Grace Murphy and Eugene Harmond
Object number
2018.50.24.5
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown – Restrictions Possible
Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd528ba19c5-6328-4825-95b9-bf4928727054

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