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Photograph of a woman standing next to a chair and holding a book

African American Museum

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    Object Details

    Photograph by

    Louis Janousek, American, 1857 - 1934

    Subject of

    Unidentified Woman or Women

    Owned by

    Hattie Durr Whiddon Graham, American, 1873 - 1950

    Description

    A sepia toned cabinet card photograph of a woman wearing a dark colored dress. She is standing next to a chair with a fringed bottom. Her right hand rests on the chair back and she is holding white gloves. With her left hand she is holding a book. The photograph is adhered to green cardstock. Printed on the cardstock is “L. Janousek,” “LJ,” and “Yankton [----?]. There are no inscriptions on the back.

    Credit Line

    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Donated by Don L. Durrah and D. Simone Durrah Logan in memory of Hattie J. Durr Whiddon Graham (1873-1950); Christopher Columbus Wayman Whiddon (1894-1973); Lina Irene Jordan Whiddon (1897-1983)

    Date

    late 19th century

    Object number

    2014.61.12

    Restrictions & Rights

    Public domain
    Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

    Type

    cabinet photographs
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits

    Medium

    photographic gelatin and silver on photographic paper on card mount

    Dimensions

    H x W (card): 6 7/16 x 4 1/4 in. (16.4 x 10.8 cm)
    H x W (image): 5 1/2 x 4 1/16 in. (14 x 10.3 cm)

    Place captured

    Yankton, Yankton County, South Dakota, United States, North and Central America

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    National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

    Collection title

    Hattie J. Durr Whiddon Graham Collection of Family Photographs

    Classification

    Photographs and Still Images

    Data Source

    National Museum of African American History and Culture

    Topic

    African American
    American West
    Families
    Migrations
    Photography
    U.S. History, 1865-1921

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd52114db7d-bed7-459a-95e6-b50d32564197

    Record ID

    nmaahc_2014.61.12

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