Photographic postcard of a man in wooly chaps holding a coil of rope: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A sepia toned photographic postcard of a man in wooly chaps holding a coil of rope. The postcard is in a portrait orientation. The man is depicted in full length, at the center of the image, facing the viewer. He has a slight smile on his face and holds his left should slightly forward. He wears white wooly chaps, a white long sleeve shirt, a medium-toned leather vest embellished with metal studs, a flower patterned kerchief at his neck, leather studded wrist cuffs, and a wide brimmed, leather studded, banded hat with a tall crown. His proper right hand is resting on the grip of his pistol in the holster attached to the front his ammunition cartridge belt. He holds a coil of rope forward in his left hand. Behind him is a painted fabric photography backdrop depicting clouds. The image has a white border. The reverse is white with black ink text. It is in a landscape orientation. The text [POST CARD] is written in outlined letters across the top. Below are sections for [CORRESPONDENCE] on the left, and [ADDRESS] on the right divided by a short vertical line down the center. At the top right is an AZO stamp box. In the bottom left corner is a blue pen mark.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1917-1930
• Manufactured by: Unidentified
• Photograph by: Unidentified
• Subject of: Unidentified Man or Men
• Type: portraits
• Type: picture postcards
• Medium: ink on paper (fiber product)
• Dimensions: H x W: 5 3/8 × 3 3/8 in. (13.7 × 8.6 cm)
• Topic: African American
• Topic: American West
• Topic: Photography
• Object number: 2014.37.36.20
• 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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