Object Details
Photograph by
Alexander Alland, American, 1902 - 1989
Subject of
Unidentified Child or Children
Commandment Keepers Ethiopian Hebrew Congregation of the Living God Pillar and Ground of Truth, Inc., founded 1919
Description
A black-and-white photograph of three young African-American girls reading out of a book written in Hebrew while a boy looks on. A fourth girl studies a Hebrew alphabet. The photograph is signed by the photographer in the bottom right corner.
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Date
1940
Object number
2010.38.1
Restrictions & Rights
© Alexander Alland Jr.
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Type
gelatin silver prints
portraits
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (Image): 6 3/16 × 7 7/8 in. (15.7 × 20 cm)
H x W (Image and Sheet): 11 1/8 × 14 3/16 in. (28.3 × 36 cm)
Place captured
Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Collection title
The Commandment Keepers: African-American Jewish Congregation in Harlem
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Topic
African American
Black Hebraic religions
Communities
Education
Judaism
Photography
Religion
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmaahc_2010.38.1