Photographic postcard of an unidentified woman: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A photographic postcard of an unidentified woman standing in a wooded area. She is featured standing, facing the camera, and looking to the right of the photograph. She is wearing a long skirt and shirt with a large hat on. 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 [CYKO] stamp. The back also has printed information about the manufacturer of the postcard.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1906-1915
• Photograph by: Unidentified
• Printed by: Ansco, American
• Subject of: Unidentified Woman or Women
• Owned by: Maxine Sullivan, American, 1911 - 1987
• Type: portraits
• Type: photographic postcards
• Medium: silver chloride and photographic gelatin on photographic paper , ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W (Image): 6 3/16 × 4 1/2 in. (15.7 × 11.4 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 6 15/16 × 5 1/8 in. (17.6 × 13 cm)
• Place made: Bridgeport, Belmont County, Ohio, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Photography
• Object number: 2013.46.29.116
• 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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