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Photographic postcard of a woman named Ida Cox

African American Museum

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    Object Details

    Photograph by

    Unidentified

    Description

    A black-and-white real photograph postcard of a woman identified as Ida Cox. This is a full-length photograph of Cox, who is standing and looking straight towards the camera. Cox is wearing a brimmed hat trimmed with plumed, dark-colored feathers, a dark, 2-button overcoat with fur collar and cuffs, a dark-colored blouse or dress, and light-colored shoes. She is wearing light-colored gloves, and is holding a light-colored knitted purse in her right hand. Cox stands in front of a building with wood siding that has stone foundation pillars and a wooden porch. On the porch is a wooden rocking chair. On the verso is standard printed language indicating that this is a printed post card, along with a handwritten inscription reading [Ida Cox].

    Credit Line

    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Princetta R. Newman

    Date

    1904-1918

    Object number

    2014.75.6

    Restrictions & Rights

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

    Type

    photographs
    portraits

    Medium

    photographic gelatin and silver on photographic paper

    Dimensions

    H x W: 5 3/8 × 3 3/8 in. (13.7 × 8.6 cm)

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    National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

    Collection title

    The Princetta R. Newman Collection of Family Photographs, Tulsa, Oklahoma

    Classification

    Photographs and Still Images

    Data Source

    National Museum of African American History and Culture

    Topic

    African American
    American South
    American West
    Blues (Music)
    Communities
    Jazz (Music)
    Singers (Musicians)
    Vaudeville

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd54bf42249-2db0-4561-9365-cffe88642d94

    Record ID

    nmaahc_2014.75.6
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