Photographic postcard of three unidentified men: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A photographic postcard of three men. The men appear to be posed on a backdrop in photography studio. Two men are seated on a bench and the third man stands behind them. The men are wearing suits and have hats. The seated men have their hats resting on their legs, while the standing man wears his hat. The standing man and the man seated on the right side of the image are holding cigarettes. All three men are facing the camera. The back of the photographic postcard is unused and has [POST CARD] printed in black at the top and blank spaces for [CORRESPONDENCE HERE] and [NAME AND ADDRESS HERE]. In the upper right corner there is a [AZO] stamp.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1904-1918
• Printed by: Unidentified
• 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: 5 3/8 × 3 7/16 in. (13.7 × 8.7 cm)
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Men
• Topic: Photography
• Object number: 2013.46.29.82
• 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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