- Photograph by
- Geissinger Studio, American
- Subject of
- Graham, Julis
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Date
- 1907-1913
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W: 5 3/8 × 3 7/16 in. (13.7 × 8.7 cm)
- Description
- A sepia tone photographic postcard of Julis Graham and his wife. The postcard is in portrait orientation. The couple is depicted seated together on a concrete block. They are both facing the viewer and wearing serious expressions on their faces. Graham’s wife, depicted left, sits up straight with her hands resting side-by-side in her lap. She is wearing a light tone suit with a long sleeve, fitted lace bodice and a full length skirt. She is also wearing a pair of black shoes with small white bows on the top and a light tone, sun hat with a wide brim. Graham, depicted right, is wearing a dark suit, a white dress shirt, and a dark, narrow tie with a tie pin. He is also wearing white socks, dark dress shoes, and a straw boater hat with dark and light stiped band around the crown. The concrete block they are seated on is irregularly shaped. Behind them is a photographic backdrop with a painted beach shoreline. The floor in front of them is plain and resembles a beach. There are the three pin holes at the top and bottom center edges and a small loss at the top left corner. The reverse has a landscape orientation and is white with black ink text. The text [POST CARD] is written in outlined letters across the top. Below are sections for [CORRESPONDENCE HERE] on the left, and [NAME AND ADDRESS HERE] on the right divided by a short vertical line down the center. Printed vertically along the left edge is the photographers name and his studio addresses: [Geissinger] printed in script with a flourish below and [PHOTOGRAPHER / 2804 GTN. AVE. PHILA. / 827 BOARDWALK, ATLANTIC CITY]. Handwritten brown ink text in the bottom right corner reads [Mr. Julis Graham / and wife].
- Place captured
- Atlantic City, Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- portraits
- photographic postcards
- Topic
- Correspondence
- Photography
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of James M. Baxter
- Object number
- 2021.13.11
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




