Photographic postcard of an infant: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A photographic postcard of a young child. The child is wearing a long-sleeved gown seated on a wooden chair. The chair is turned sideways so the child's legs are secured between the seat and arm rest. The back of the postcard is unused and has the markings of an AZO postcard.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1918-1930
• Photograph by: Unidentified
• Printed by: Eastman Kodak Company, founded 1889
• 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 on paper
• Dimensions: H x W: 5 × 3 1/8 in. (12.7 × 7.9 cm)
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Children
• Topic: Photography
• Object number: 2013.46.29.53
• 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.