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Photograph of Velma Middleton and an unidentified woman at a piano

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    Object Details

    Photograph by

    Unidentified

    Subject of

    Velma Middleton, American, 1917 - 1961
    Unidentified Woman or Women

    Description

    A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of Velma Middleton and a woman seated at a piano. The woman seated at the piano has her fingers on the keys and her head and proper left shoulder turned towards the viewer. She is wearing a short sleeve, floral pattern print dress. Behind her is Middleton. She is standing behind the woman playing the piano, in three quarters profile, with her head turned towards the viewer. Her proper right arm is resting on the piano and her proper left arm is by her side. She is wearing a long sleeve, leaf pattern dress with a square neckline. There is a floor lamp next to the piano and small framed decoration on the wall behind Middleton. There are no inscriptions on the front or back of the image.

    Credit Line

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

    Date

    mid 20th century

    Object number

    2013.46.25.117

    Restrictions & Rights

    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

    Type

    gelatin silver prints
    portraits

    Medium

    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

    Dimensions

    H x W (Image): 9 7/16 × 7 7/16 in. (23.9 × 18.9 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 10 × 8 in. (25.4 × 20.3 cm)

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    National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

    Collection title

    The Laura Cathrell Show-Down Magazine Collection

    Classification

    Photographs and Still Images

    Data Source

    National Museum of African American History and Culture

    Topic

    African American
    Entertainers
    Instrumentalists (Musicians)
    Jazz (Music)
    Photography
    Singers (Musicians)

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5af3fbef5-dd10-4de5-ac8c-cdda25bae180

    Record ID

    nmaahc_2013.46.25.117

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