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
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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
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmaahc_TA2017.13.10.2