Photographic postcard of unidentified woman holding a travel bag: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A photographic postcard of an unidentified woman standing on a walkway outside a house. She is wearing a button down jacket and long skirt and hat. She is carrying a travel bag in her proper right hand and a small purse on her proper left wrist. . 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]. In the upper right corner there is a [AZO] stamp.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1904-1918
• Photograph by: Unidentified
• Published by: Eastman Kodak Company, founded 1889
• Subject of: Unidentified Woman or Women
• Type: photographic postcards
• Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper, with ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W (Image): 4 5/8 × 3 3/16 in. (11.7 × 8.1 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 5 3/8 × 3 7/16 in. (13.7 × 8.7 cm)
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Photography
• Topic: Travel
• Object number: TA2016.130.18
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Waheed Photo Archive
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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