Photograph by:

R.E. Mercer, American  Search this

Subject of:

Madam C.J. Walker, American, 1867 - 1919  Search this

Madam C.J. Walker Manufacturing Company, American, founded 1906  Search this

A'Lelia Walker, American, 1885 - 1931  Search this

Vertner Woodson Tandy, American, 1885 - 1949  Search this

Villa Lewaro, founded 1918  Search this

Medium:

photographic paper

Dimensions:

Photograph: H x W: 10 3/4 x 13 1/4 in. (27.3 x 33.7 cm)

Backing Board: H x W: 13 15/16 x 17 1/16 in. (35.4 x 43.3 cm)

Type:

gelatin silver prints

Place depicted:

Irvington, Westchester County, New York, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1924

Description:

Black and white photograph of a large group of people, mostly women, posed around the exterior of a large Italianate style mansion. The figures are arranged on the building's multi-level balconies, stairs, and around a rectangular pool on the ground level. The photograph is mounted on a piece of gray cardboard that has sustained loss at the top right and bottom right corners. In the bottom right corner is black script that is partially missing.

Topic:

African American  Search this

Associations and institutions  Search this

Business  Search this

Photography  Search this

Women  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of A'Lelia Bundles / Madam Walker Family Archives

Object number:

2013.153.10

Restrictions & Rights:

Public domain

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification:

Media Arts-Photography

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

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EDAN-URL:

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