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Photograph of a man and woman in formal clothes

African American Museum

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    Object Details

    Photograph by

    Louis Janousek, American, 1857 - 1934

    Owned by

    Hattie Durr Whiddon Graham, American, 1873 - 1950

    Subject of

    Unidentified Man or Men
    Unidentified Woman or Women

    Description

    A black-and-white cabinet card photograph of a man seated on a wicker chair with a woman standing next to him. The man is wearing a dark colored suit and vest and a light colored necktie. He is holding a handkerchief in his left hand. The woman standing next to him is wearing dark colored dress with even darker stripes. A curtain is in the background on the right side of the photograph. The photograph is mounted on red cardstock. Below the photograph printed on the cardstock is "Janousek," Extra Finish" and "Yankton." There are no inscriptions on the front or back.

    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

    late 19th century

    Object number

    2014.61.9

    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 1/2 x 4 5/16 in. (16.5 x 11 cm)
    H x W (image): 5 1/2 x 4 in. (14 x 10.2 cm)

    Place captured

    Yankton, Yankton County, South Dakota, 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

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d34aece4-f9a6-414e-bbdb-863c25f0f9c7

    Record ID

    nmaahc_2014.61.9

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