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Photograph by:
Unidentified  Search this
Subject of:
Unidentified Woman or Women  Search this
Medium:
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions:
H x W (Image): 4 7/8 × 3 7/16 in. (12.4 × 8.8 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 5 1/16 × 3 9/16 in. (12.8 × 9 cm)
Type:
gelatin silver prints
portraits
Date:
ca. 1945
Description:
A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of Birdie Warfield Edison standing in boat. She is standing between the seats and the steering wheel, leaning against the glass windshield. She is resting her proper right hand on the steering wheel and her proper right hand on the glass windshield. She is wearing a diagonally striped shirt under a white jacket with black buttons and puffy short sleeves. She is wearing matching wide legged pants. There is a lake lined with hills behind the woman. There are no inscriptions on the front or back of the photograph.
Topic:
African American  Search this
Photography  Search this
Recreation  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2013.46.25.247
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:
Media Arts-Photography
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5e3f310d1-c25e-43de-b3b3-b032de7fef33
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2013.46.25.247