Photographic postcard of boy on a horse in front of a bucolic backdrop: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A sepia toned photographic postcard of a boy on a horse in front of a bucolic photography studio backdrop. The postcard is in a portrait orientation. The boy is seated on top of a white horse standing in profile and facing the left edge of the image. The boy is wearing a white button down shirt, a medium-toned tie, white short trousers, gloves, black knee high socks, black button boots, and a dark-toned flat cap. He is sitting bareback on the horse, holding its reins, with his face turned towards the viewer. In the background is a painted photography backdrop of a steepled building, hillside, and a wooden fence. The image has a white border that is thicker on the bottom edge. 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 HERE] on the left, and [NAME AND ADDRESS HERE] on the right divided by a short vertical line down the center. At the top right is an AZO stamp box.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1915-1918
• Manufactured by: Unidentified
• Photograph by: Unidentified
• Subject of: Unidentified Child or Children
• Type: portraits
• Type: picture postcards
• Medium: ink on paper (fiber product)
• Dimensions: H x W: 5 7/16 × 3 7/16 in. (13.8 × 8.7 cm)
• Topic: African American
• Topic: American West
• Topic: Children
• Topic: Photography
• Object number: 2014.37.36.18
• 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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