Pittsburgh Courier, American, 1907 - 1965 Search this
Medium:
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions:
H x W (Image): 16 1/16 × 19 15/16 in. (40.8 × 50.6 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 16 13/16 × 11 5/8 in. (42.7 × 29.5 cm)
Type:
gelatin silver prints
Place depicted:
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
Date:
ca. 1940
Description:
A black and white photograph of a young girl sitting on a pallet of Pittsburgh Courier newspapers. The young girl holds a copy of the newspaper across her lap with both her hands while looking directly into the camera. There is an imprint of a palm tree in the bottom right corner of the border on the front of the photograph. The back of the photograph has an inscription of the numbers: [1131], [1131.04], and a photographer's stamp.
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Charles A. Harris and Beatrice Harris in memory of Charles "Teenie" Harris
