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Photographic print of Gold Star mother Mrs. Ulysses Williams

African American Museum

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    Object Details

    Photograph by

    Charles "Teenie" Harris, American, 1908 - 1998

    Subject of

    Mrs. Ulysses Williams, American
    American Gold Star Mothers, Inc., American, founded 1928

    Description

    A black and white photograph of Mrs. Ulysses Williams sitting in an interior domestic space. She is positioned so that her face and body faces slightly to the right. There is a window to the right of Mrs. Williams with its shade lowered to the halfway point; a radiator is positioned below the window. In the background is a cabinet and to the left of the Mrs. Williams is a polished table top. Below the image in the bottom right corner is a handwritten line of text which reads [786]. The back of the photograph is blank.

    Credit Line

    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Charles A. Harris and Beatrice Harris in memory of Charles "Teenie" Harris

    Date

    1945

    Object number

    2014.302.73

    Restrictions & Rights

    © Carnegie Museum of Art, Charles "Teenie" Harris Archive
    Permission required for use. 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 (sheet): 11 × 14 in. (27.9 × 35.6 cm)
    H x W (image): 9 × 11 1/2 in. (22.9 × 29.2 cm)

    Place captured

    Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America

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    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
    Associations and institutions
    Black Press
    Families
    Military
    Motherhood
    Photography
    Women
    Women's organizations
    World War II

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd564da4d87-31f7-45b2-8e84-df2ca0aaf196

    Record ID

    nmaahc_2014.302.73

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