Photographic postcard of a man in a double-breasted jacket: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A photographic postcard that features a sepia-toned photograph of a man wearing a double-breasted coat and dress pants. His hands are clasped in front of his body and holding a hat. He stands next to a wooden chair with decorative carving. The back of the postcard is unused and has black text, printed at the bottom center, that reads: [LIBERTY POST CARD STUDIO / 960 LIBERTY AVE., PITTSBURGH, PA.].

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: early 20th century
• Photograph by: Unidentified
• Printed by: Liberty Post Card Studio, American
• Subject of: Unidentified Man or Men
• Owned by: Maxine Sullivan, American, 1911 - 1987
• Type: portraits
• Type: photographic postcards
• Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper , ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W: 5 1/16 × 2 5/8 in. (12.9 × 6.7 cm)
• Place made: Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Photography
• Object number: 2013.46.29.54
• 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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