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Photograph by:
Unidentified  Search this
Subject of:
Gilbert E. DeLorme Sr., American, 1903 - 1975  Search this
Eugene Marcus Martin, American, 1888 - 1969  Search this
Edward Lloyd Simon, American, 1908 - 1984  Search this
Robert Longfellow Dobbs, American, 1905 - 1992  Search this
Unidentified Man or Men  Search this
Atlanta Life Insurance Company, American, founded 1905  Search this
Medium:
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions:
H x W (Sheet): 8 1/16 × 9 15/16 in. (20.4 × 25.3 cm)
H x W (Image): 7 1/2 × 9 7/16 in. (19 × 24 cm)
Type:
gelatin silver prints
portraits
Place depicted:
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
Date:
ca. 1950
Description:
A black and white photograph of a meeting of senior officers of Atlanta Life Insurance Company. The photograph is of sixteen men, standing in two rows, posing in front of the Atlanta Life offices, a white building, large window, and a dark screen door. The man standing on the far left of the photograph is Gilbert E. DeLorme, Sr. He is standing in partial profile and wearing glasses, a light toned suit and tie with a white shirt. The third person on the left is Eugene Martin, wearing a medium toned three piece suit. The second man from the right in the back row is Edward Simon, wearing a medium toned jacket and striped bow tie. In front of him is Robert L. Dobbs, wearing a medium toned suit and a small, dark bow tie. The rest of the men are all wearing suits with either ties or bow ties. A handwritten note in blue ink on the back identifies the subjects and event.
Topic:
African American  Search this
American South  Search this
Business  Search this
Photography  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Margaret Falkener DeLorme, Waldo C. Falkener, Cameron S. Falkener and Gilbert E. DeLorme
Object number:
2014.94.39
Restrictions & Rights:
No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Classification:
Photographs and Still Images
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd571b42ac9-70df-47fa-ad04-c886d269b8fd
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2014.94.39