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Graduation portrait of Octavia C. Long

African American Museum

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    Object Details

    Photograph by

    Constant F. Squires, American, 1871 - 1916

    Subject of

    Octavia C. Long, American, 1885 - 1920

    Description

    A black-and-white photograph, matted and framed by brown cardboard, and laminated in plastic. The woman wears a college graduate's cap and gown. Her name, Octavia C. Long, is written on the back in pencil.

    Credit Line

    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Naomi Long Madgett

    Date

    June 1909

    Object number

    2011.79.10

    Restrictions & Rights

    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

    Type

    cabinet photographs
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits

    Medium

    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

    Dimensions

    H x W: 9 x 5 1/4 in. (22.9 x 13.3 cm)

    Place captured

    Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas, United States, North and Central America

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    National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

    Classification

    Photographs and Still Images

    Data Source

    National Museum of African American History and Culture

    Topic

    African American
    American South
    American West
    Communities
    Education
    Photography
    Women

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ea2f5941-4be0-4922-bdad-b06a1908b78a

    Record ID

    nmaahc_2011.79.10

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