silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper, construction paper
Dimensions:
H x W (2013.79.20a sheet): 3 1/2 x 2 9/16 in. (8.9 x 6.5 cm)
H x W (2013.79.20a image): 3 1/4 x 2 1/4 in. (8.3 x 5.7 cm)
H x W (2013.79.20b image & sheet): 3 1/4 x 2 1/4 in. (8.3 x 5.7 cm)
H x W (2013.79.20c sheet): 2 1/2 x 4 3/16 in. (6.4 x 10.6 cm)
H x W (2013.79.20c image): 2 1/4 x 4 in. (5.7 x 10.2 cm)
Type:
gelatin silver prints
portraits
Place depicted:
Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1920s
Description:
A collection of three black-and-white photographs of Tulsa women mounted on black construction paper.
2013.79.20a: Black-and-white photograph of a woman wearing a dark dress with a white bodice and a black hat. She is standing on the exterior steps of a large building. A man and a woman can be seen walking down a sidewalk in the background.
2013.79.20b: Black-and-white photograph of two women standing outside in a garden. They are both wearing black dresses. The woman on the left is holding her skirt out with her right hand and smiling at the other woman. The woman on the right is smiling and leaning towards the other woman. A house can be seen on the left side of the photograph.
2013.79.20c: Black-and-white photograph group portrait of twenty-two women. They are standing and sitting in two rows in front of a brick building with wood trim.
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Families of Anita Williams Christopher and David Owen Williams
