Object Details
Photograph by
Unidentified
Subject of
Mae Reeves, American, 1912 - 2016
Description
A color digital print of Mae Reeves sitting in a white draped chair. She is wearing a black dress and hat, with black feathers. She wears a large pearl bracelet around her right writst. Behind her there is a large bouquet of flowers. An inscription on the back notes that the photograph was taken on Mother's Day in Philadelphia.
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Mae Reeves and her children, Donna Limerick and William Mincey, Jr.
Date
May 9, 2010
Object number
2010.6.216
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Type
portraits
digital prints
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W (Image): 9 7/8 x 7 7/8 in. (25.1 x 20 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 11 x 8 1/2 in. (27.9 x 21.6 cm)
Place captured
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Collection title
Mae's Millinery Shop Collection
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Topic
African American
Millinery
Motherhood
Photography
Women
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmaahc_2010.6.216