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Photograph of a Guilford County school bus and school children

African American Museum

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    Object Details

    Photograph by

    Siddell Studio, American, founded 1916

    Subject of

    Guilford County Schools, American, founded 1875
    Unidentified Child or Children

    Description

    A black and white photograph of a covered school bus with spoked wheels with [No. 2 / Guilford County Schools], stenciled on the side of the bus. A young girl wearing a white dress is climbing into the back of the bus and other children can be seen through the bus windows. There are two black ink marks on the verso. A stamp in black ink on the back, center, identifies the photographer. A handwritten note on the back in blue ink identifies the subject. A number has been handwritten on the back in black ink.

    Credit Line

    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Margaret Falkener DeLorme, Waldo C. Falkener, Cameron S. Falkener and Gilbert E. DeLorme

    Date

    ca. 1916

    Object number

    2014.94.9

    Restrictions & Rights

    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

    Type

    gelatin silver prints

    Medium

    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

    Dimensions

    H x W (Sheet): 3 1/2 × 5 3/4 in. (8.9 × 14.6 cm)
    H x W (Image): 5 5/16 × 3 1/16 in. (13.5 × 7.8 cm)

    Place depicted

    Guilford County, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America

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    National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

    Classification

    Photographs and Still Images

    Data Source

    National Museum of African American History and Culture

    Topic

    African American
    Children
    Education
    Photography
    Rural life
    Transportation

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c7c5ba5f-70f0-4547-8a7c-a8080d8da35c

    Record ID

    nmaahc_2014.94.9

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