This subseries consists of 21 color and black-and-white photographs of Benjamin Layton, his maternal and paternal ancestors, and events in their lives. Layton was a descendent of prominent Virginians and left information about family history with the photographs. These contextual notes have been transferred to labels on photo sleeves. Roughly half of the photographs depict Layton at different stages of his life, including childhood, his early years in the Army, and the 1977 ceremony awarding him the Bronze Star. Two photographic portraits of unidentified family members are on a plaque housed separately in Box 4.
Collection Restrictions:
Use of the materials requires an appointment. Please contact the archivist to make an appointment: ACMarchives@si.edu.
Collection Rights:
The Benjamin Layton collection is the physical property of the Anacostia Community Museum. Literary and copyright belong to the creator or their legal heirs and assigns. Rights to work produced during the normal course of Museum business resides with the Anacostia Community Museum. For further information, and to obtain permission to publish or reproduce, contact the Museum Archives.
Collection Citation:
Benjamin Layton collection, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution, gift of Benjamin Layton.
