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Photograph by:
Unidentified  Search this
Subject of:
Norris Bumstead Herndon, American, 1897 - 1977  Search this
Gilbert E. DeLorme Sr., American, 1903 - 1975  Search this
Dr. Henry Leon Lang, American, 1900 - 1968  Search this
Eugene Marcus Martin, American, 1888 - 1969  Search this
Charles W. Greene Sr., American, 1894 - 1974  Search this
Lt. George W. Lee, American, 1924 - 1977  Search this
Fred Armon Toomer, American, 1889 - 1961  Search this
Walter Harold Smith, American, 1896 - 1972  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 1/8 × 10 in. (20.7 × 25.4 cm)
H x W (Image): 7 5/8 × 9 7/16 in. (19.4 × 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 eight senior officers of the Atlanta Life Insurance Company. Six men are standing behind two seated men. The top row from left to right includes: Eugene Martin, Gilbert DeLorme, Sr., Charles W. Greene, George W. Lee, Walter H. Smith and Dr. Henry L. Lang. Seated in the front row from left to right are Fred Armon Toomer and Norris B. Herndon. All of the men who are standing are wearing white, button down shirts, ties and medium toned pants. Haywood is wearing a medium toned suit, tie, white hat with band and round glasses. Herndon is wearing a white, button down shirt, and light toned tie and pants. In the background is a tree line behind a tall picket fence. A handwritten note in blue ink on the back identifies the subjects.
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:
2014.94.49
Restrictions & Rights:
No Known Copyright Restrictions
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Media Arts-Photography
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5040694bb-f32b-4116-a5c1-75c0e0d3ba23
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2014.94.49