Photographic postcard of a boy wearing a double-breasted jacket and breeches: Museum Object and Cultural History
Photographic postcard of a boy wearing a double-breasted jacket and breeches: Date: early 20th century. Photograph by: Unidentified. Printed by: Unidentified.
The object in the museum catalogue
A photographic postcard of a young boy wearing a bowler hat, double-breasted jacket, breeches, and boots. He is standing outdoors on ground strewn with branches and fallen leaves. His body is turned slightly to the left, and he is looking away from the camera. The back of the photographic postcard is unused and has [POST CARD] printed in black at the top and blank spaces for [CORRESPONDENCE HERE] and [ADDRESS ONLY].
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: early 20th century
- Photograph by: Unidentified
- Printed by: Unidentified
- Subject of: Unidentified Child or Children
- Owned by: Maxine Sullivan, American, 1911 - 1987
- Type: portraits
- Type: photographic postcards
- Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on paper , ink and paper
- Dimensions: H x W (Image): 5 1/16 × 3 3/16 in. (12.9 × 8.1 cm)
- Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 5 7/16 × 3 1/2 in. (13.8 × 8.9 cm)
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Children
- Topic: Photography
- Object number: 2013.46.29.63
- 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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Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The displayed image also has an explicit CC0 designation. The underlying object's rights statement is: Public domain Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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