Photographic postcard of a seated man holding a bowler hat: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A photographic postcard of a man seated in a wooden chair with decorative carving. His legs are crossed, and he is holding a bowler hat in his left hand. He is wearing a dress shirt, bow tie, jacket, and dress pants. There is embossed text in the bottom right corner that reads: [S. S. Gardner / BRADDOCK, PA.]. The back of the photographic postcard is unused and has [POST CARD] printed in black at the top and blank spaces for [CORRESPONDENCE] and [NAME AND ADDRESS]. In the upper right corner there is a [AZO] stamp.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1904-1918
• Photograph by: S. S. Gardner
• Printed by: Eastman Kodak Company, founded 1889
• Subject of: Unidentified Man or Men
• Owned by: Maxine Sullivan, American, 1911 - 1987
• Type: portraits
• Type: photographic postcards
• Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on paper , ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W (Image): 4 1/2 × 3 in. (11.4 × 7.6 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 5 3/8 × 3 3/8 in. (13.7 × 8.6 cm)
• Place depicted: Braddock, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Photography
• Object number: 2013.46.29.59
• 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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