Postcard of a man posing in a Western scene in a photography studio: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

This real photo postcard depicts a man in a cowboy costume posing with a fake horse. He is standing to the right of the horse and is wearing a long-sleeve shirt, pants, fur chaps, a hat and a scarf around his neck. His right arm is resting on the horse's saddle. The backdrop behind him depicts a nature scene. The base of the fake horse and the floor of the photo studio are visible at the bottom of the image. The image is oriented in the bottom left corner of the postcard, leaving blank space at the top and on the right side. On the back of the postcard the word [POST CARD] is printed at the top. The words [CORRESPONDENCE HERE] and [NAME AND ADDRESS] divide the back into two sections. Text marks the spot for postage in the top right corner. The word [AZO] repeats forming a square with a triangle in each corner. The words [PLACE / STAMP / HERE] are printed inside the square. There are no inscriptions, front or back.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: early 20th century
• Published by: Unidentified
• Photograph by: Unidentified
• Subject of: Unidentified Man or Men
• Type: gelatin silver prints
• Type: portraits
• Type: photographic postcards
• Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper with ink
• Dimensions: H x W (Image): 4 7/8 × 3 in. (12.4 × 7.6 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (Card): 5 7/16 × 3 7/16 in. (13.8 × 8.7 cm)
• Place used: United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: American West
• Topic: Costume
• Topic: Photography
• Object number: 2014.37.35.21
• 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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