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Photograph by:
Unidentified  Search this
Subject of:
Rev. John B. Randolph  Search this
Created by:
Unidentified  Search this
Medium:
.1: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper on card mount
.2: ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W (.1): 6 1/16 × 4 3/8 in. (15.4 × 11.1 cm)
H x W (.2 closed): 8 1/2 × 5 1/2 in. (21.6 × 14 cm)
Type:
gelatin silver prints
programs
Place used:
Haddonfield, Camden County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1925
Description:
This photograph (.1) and program (.2) featuring the same photograph depict Rev. John B. Randolph and the Mt. Olivet Baptist Church in Haddonfield, New Jersey. The photograph shows Randolph standing in front of a studio backdrop of a column and flowers. He wears a dark-colored three-piece suit, a dark bowtie, a pocket watch, and holds a key in his right hand. His right arm is bent at the elbow and he stands with his body turned to the left but his face directly at the camera. On the reverse a handwritten inscription erroneously identifies him as Rev. Theodore O. Randolph.
The program (.2) features a print of the same photograph at the center front with text above and below, including his correct name identified in type below the photograph. The interior pages of the program contain the schedule of events for October 25, 1925, celebrating the remodeling of the church. A print of a drawing of the church on the back page indicates a "new cornice" and a "future spire." The program is printed all in black, and is formed from a single sheet of paper folded in half vertically to make four pages.
Topic:
African American  Search this
Architecture  Search this
Baptist  Search this
Photography  Search this
Religion  Search this
The Black Church  Search this
Worship services  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2014.63.102.20.1-.2
Restrictions & Rights:
No Known Copyright Restrictions
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
Photographs and Still Images
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5f5423211-7392-41e1-a882-9a6a7753e47a
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2014.63.102.20.1-.2