Photographic postcard of William Naylor Buckner Jr.: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A sepia-toned photographic postcard of William Naylor Buckner Jr. The front of the postcard is in portrait orientation. Naylor is depicted seated in three-quarters pose with his body turned partially towards the left edge of the postcard and his head turned towards the viewer. He sits in a wooden armchair with his forearms resting on the chair arms and his hands curled loosely over his legs with his proper left leg is crossed over his proper right knee. He is leaning slightly forward and has a serious expression on his face. He is wearing dark tone, three-piece suit over a white dress shirt that is secured at the color with a dark with a light vertical stripe. In the background is a plain photographic backdrop. The back of the postcard is in landscape orientation. It is white with black printed text. Large text printed at the top center reads [POST CARD]. Printed below is a thin, vertical line dividing the note area on the left side and the address field on the right side address. Text printed at the top left reads [CORRESPONDENCE HERE] and text the top right reads [NAME AND ADDRESS HERE]. In the top right corner is an Aristo stamp box that reads [PLACE / STAMP / HERE] at the center. The postcard is blank.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: ca. 1910
• Manufactured by: Unidentified
• Photograph by: Unidentified
• Subject of: William Naylor Buckner Jr., American, 1888 - 1984
• Type: portraits
• Type: photographic postcards
• Medium: ink on paper (fiber product)
• Dimensions: H x W x D: 5 3/8 × 3 5/16 × 1/16 in. (13.6 × 8.4 × 0.1 cm)
• Place depicted: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Education
• Object number: 2023.17.3
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of William and Gregory Gwaltney
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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