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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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
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmaahc_2014.61.12