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Photograph by:
Hughey J. Battelle  Search this
Subject of:
Unidentified Woman or Women  Search this
Medium:
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions:
H x W (Image): 7 1/16 × 9 1/16 in. (17.9 × 23 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 7 15/16 × 9 7/8 in. (20.1 × 25.1 cm)
Type:
gelatin silver prints
portraits
Place made:
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Date:
ca. 1937
Description:
A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of a woman. The woman is depicted from the waist up and seated in a booth. Her proper right shoulder is slightly raised and her proper left arm extended towards the seat of the booth. She is wearing a light colored dress with puffed, elbow-length sleeves and she has flowers tucked into her hair. Above the booth are two framed pictures. In the center of the image is a handwritten inscription in black ink that reads, [proof]. In the center of the top edge of the photograph is a second inscription in black ink that reads, [#2-X]. There are no inscriptions on the back of the photograph.
Topic:
African American  Search this
Jazz (Music)  Search this
Nightlife  Search this
Photography  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2013.46.25.175
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/fd5218e6780-0891-4abe-ba1d-2624d8c4a260
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2013.46.25.175