Photograph by:

Unidentified  Search this

Subject of:

Lollaretta Pemberton Allen, American, 1895 - 1979  Search this

Medium:

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions:

H x W: 10 x 8 in. (25.4 x 20.3 cm)

Type:

gelatin silver prints

portraits

Date:

1940s

Description:

Black-and-white portrait photograph of Lollaretta Pemberton with her left hand resting on her chin. Shown from the shoulders up, her head is turned slightly to her left. Wearing a patterned blouse with an open collar, she also has round glasses with heavy top rims. Her hair is short and parted on the side, and she has a large round earring. She wears a wedding ring on her left hand.

Topic:

African American  Search this

American West  Search this

Marriage customs and rites  Search this

Migrations  Search this

Photography  Search this

Women  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Rita C. Organ and Pemberton Family

Object number:

2012.30.4

Restrictions & Rights:

Public domain

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification:

Photographs and Still Images

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5566b440f-372f-4f18-89fe-2804d76da7ed

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2012.30.4