Photo card of Rev. J. C. Melton with his wife Alian and their three children: Museum Object and Cultural History
Photo card of Rev. J. C. Melton with his wife Alian and their three children: Date: 1930s. Photograph by: Unidentified. Subject of: Rev. Joseph C. Melton.
The object in the museum catalogue
A photo card featuring a photomechanical print of a studio photograph of Rev. J.C. Melton with his wife and three (3) children. The parents, Rev. J.C. Melton and A.A. Melton sit in front while the children Elreta N., Etta Mayme, and Judson C. stand behind them. There is a border around the image and the names of the family members are printed in two rows below. There is a name and address handwritten on the back.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 1930s
- Photograph by: Unidentified
- Subject of: Rev. Joseph C. Melton
- Subject of: Alian A. Melton
- Subject of: Elreta Narcissus Alexander-Ralston, American, 1919 - 1998
- Subject of: Etta Mayme Melton
- Subject of: Judson C. Melton
- Type: photomechanical prints
- Type: portraits
- Medium: ink on cardboard
- Dimensions: H x W: 7 3/16 × 8 7/16 in. (18.3 × 21.5 cm)
- Place depicted: Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Christianity
- Topic: Families
- Topic: Religion
- Object number: 2014.63.102.10
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture
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