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Photograph by:
Diaz & Rogers, American  Search this
Subject of:
Unidentified Woman or Women  Search this
Medium:
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions:
H x W (Image): 9 5/16 × 7 1/2 in. (23.7 × 19 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 10 1/16 × 7 11/16 in. (25.5 × 19.6 cm)
Type:
gelatin silver prints
portraits
Place made:
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1930-1950
Description:
A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of a woman. She is depicted from the waist up, with her proper right shoulder held slightly forward. She is wearing a dark colored garment with a row of ball-shaped buttons down the front, a collar with rounded front edges, and small cap sleeves that flare out over the long sleeves of the garment. The photographer's mark, printed in the negative, in the bottom right corner reads, [Diaz & / Rogers]. In the top left corner of the image is a handwritten inscription in black ink that reads, [To Lauri / From one Rebel / to another its been / Wonderful / Always Cleo]. There are no inscriptions on the back of the photograph.
Topic:
African American  Search this
Photography  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2013.46.25.133
Restrictions & Rights:
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Collection title:
The Laura Cathrell Show-Down Magazine Collection
Classification:
Photographs and Still Images
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5367ae548-93d1-40f3-bfa1-31901df1a916
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2013.46.25.133