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Gelatin silver print of Mary Church Terrell

African American Museum

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    Object Details

    Photograph by

    Addison N. Scurlock, American, 1883 - 1964

    Subject of

    Mary Church Terrell, American, 1863 - 1954

    Owned by

    Mary Church Terrell, American, 1863 - 1954

    Description

    A black and white photograph of Mary Church Terrell (TA2017.13.10.2). She is depicted seated in profile from the waist up. The left side of her face is visible. She is wearing a light colored beaded and fringed evening dress. She wears her hair in a loose up-do. There is a photographer's stamp embossed in the bottom left corner. There are several handwritten inscriptions on the reverse, one reading [Mary Church Terrell] and the another reading [Defender].

    Credit Line

    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Ray and Jean Langston in memory of Mary Church and Robert Terrell

    Date

    ca. 1910

    Object number

    TA2017.13.10.2

    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 (Image and Sheet): 7 × 5 in. (17.8 × 12.7 cm)

    Place captured

    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

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    National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

    Collection title

    Mary Church Terrell Family Archive

    Classification

    Archival Collections
    Photographs and Still Images

    Data Source

    National Museum of African American History and Culture

    Topic

    African American
    Activism
    Education
    Local and regional
    Photography
    Social reform
    Women

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5b18e887b-5c9b-4759-b70b-e4d856030743

    Record ID

    nmaahc_TA2017.13.10.2

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