Object Details
Photograph by
Schmitz Studio, American
Subject of
Unidentified Man or Men
Unidentified Woman or Women
Owned by
Hattie Durr Whiddon Graham, American, 1873 - 1950
Description
A black-and-white cabinet card photograph of a woman and man in formal dress standing next to a chair. The woman is wearing a dark colored skirt, top and dark fingerless gloves. Her left hand is resting on the chair back. The man is wearing a dark colored suit with a light colored shirt and bowtie. His left hand is resting on the chair back. Text printed on the card below the photograph says “Schmitz” and “Mt. Pleasant, Iowa.” There are no inscriptions.
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Donated by Don L. Durrah and D. Simone Durrah Logan in memory of Hattie J. Durr Whiddon Graham (1873-1950); Christopher Columbus Wayman Whiddon (1894-1973); Lina Irene Jordan Whiddon (1897-1983)
Date
ca. 1890
Object number
2014.61.5
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Type
cabinet photographs
gelatin silver prints
portraits
Medium
photographic gelatin and silver on photographic paper on card mount
Dimensions
H x W (card): 6 9/16 x 4 1/4 in. (16.7 x 10.8 cm)
H x W (image): 5 9/16 x 3 15/16 in. (14.1 x 10 cm)
Place captured
Mount Pleasant, Henry County, Iowa, United States, North and Central America
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Collection title
Hattie J. Durr Whiddon Graham Collection of Family Photographs
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Topic
African American
American West
Families
Migrations
Photography
U.S. History, 1865-1921
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmaahc_2014.61.5