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Photograph of First AME Church choir on the steps of the church

African American Museum

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    Object Details

    Photograph by

    Unidentified

    Subject of

    First African Methodist Episcopal Church of Los Angeles, American, founded 1872
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Unidentified Man or Men

    Description

    Black and white photograph of a church choir standing in rows on the front steps of a church. The church façade features three (3) doors, the left two (2) are open with people standing in the doorways. Above the doors are gothic style tympanums filled with stained glass windows. The front row of people standing on the sidewalk are three (3) men and one (1) woman. The woman stands on the far PR and wears a white dress. Around her neck is a bow positioned over her shoulder. The three (3) men wear dark suits with white shirts. The two (2) men in the middle hold instruments. The PR musician holds a saxophone and the PL musician holds a violin. The man on the far PL stands with his hands held behind his back. On the reverse in the lower left corner is a penned note [First AME Church/Rev. J. Logan Craw, pastor, and Choir/COLLECTION OF MIRIAM MATTHEWS]. In the upper right corner is the number [4] horizontally oriented.

    Credit Line

    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of First A.M.E. Church of Los Angeles

    Date

    1940s; later print

    Object number

    2013.227.4

    Restrictions & Rights

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

    Type

    photomechanical prints
    portraits

    Medium

    ink on paper (fiber product)

    Dimensions

    H x W (Image): 6 5/8 × 9 5/16 in. (16.8 × 23.7 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 8 1/8 × 10 in. (20.6 × 25.4 cm)

    Place depicted

    Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America

    See more items in

    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
    African Methodist Episcopal
    American West
    Methodist
    Photography
    Religion
    Singers (Musicians)
    The Black Church

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5e5b2ca12-e0b9-4e81-98d5-2c3570b1ddb2

    Record ID

    nmaahc_2013.227.4

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