Photograph by
Fujii, K., Japanese
Subject of
Johnston, Albert Wilford, American
United States Navy, American, founded 1775
Date
ca. 1900
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper with paper
Dimensions
H x W x D (Image): 5 3/8 × 3 5/8 in. (13.7 × 9.2 cm)
H x W x D (Sheet): 8 1/4 × 6 in. (21 × 15.2 cm)
Description
A black and white portrait of Albert Wilford Johnston, who served in the US Navy. Johnston is featured from the stomach up. He is dressed in a kimono. The photograph is mounted to paper. The photographer's name is printed in silver under the photograph. Japanese characters, also in silver, are printed to the right of the photographer's name. The back of the photograph has a black paper attached to it and an inscription about the subject.
Place depicted
Japan, Asia
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
gelatin silver prints
portraits
Topic
Military
Photography
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Greer-Calmeise Family of Cincinnati, Ohio
Object number
2019.18.6
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd58e785fc9-3cd4-4a1b-a52f-542f2c107ab0

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