Indoor Portrait of "Diamond Teeth" Mary

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Object Details

Photograph by

Rev. Henry Clay Anderson, American, 1911 - 1998

Subject of

Mary "Diamond Teeth" McClain, American, 1902 - 2000

Description

A black-and-white portrait of “Diamond Teeth” Mary standing in front of cake. She is wearing a dress and is adorned with a crown, long earrings, a necklace, and a bracelet on her left hand. Her right hand is bent behind her back and her left hand posed at her hip.

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Date

1948 - 1970s

Object number

2007.1.69.15.55.D

Restrictions & Rights

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Type

negatives

portraits

Medium

silver and photographic gelatin on acetate film

Dimensions

H x W: 5 x 4 in (12.7 x 10.2 cm)

Place made

Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi, United States

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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

Amusements

Blues (Music)

Communities

Photography

Segregation

Singers (Musicians)

Social life and customs

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd507d828b9-a970-4aa7-a8a8-a41dceeb0536

Record ID

nmaahc_2007.1.69.15.55.D