Object Details
Distributed by
Unidentified
Subject of
Unidentified Woman or Women
Description
Vertically oriented postcard with a tinted image of a black and white photograph of a woman seated on curving stairs. The woman is seated with a fan in her proper right hand that rests in her lap. On her left side, on the step below her, is a basket with food. She is shown in a green and yellow dress and wears a head wrap. Below the image in the lower left corner is black text "PRALINE SELLER, NEW ORLEANS, LA." The back of the postcard is divided into two portions and has green text throughout "PRALINE SELLER-Pralines are a candy made of light brown sugar sprinkled thickly with meat of the pecan nut / POST CARD. PLACE STAMP HERE UNITED STATES AND CANADA ONCE CENT FOREIGN TWO CENTS / THIS SPACE MAY BE USED FOR MESSAGE / THIS SPACE FOR ADDRESS / 154". In the top left is handwritten text "WB99-7/ 1.50"
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Date
ca. 1910
Object number
2015.36.2
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Type
postcards
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W: 5 9/16 × 3 1/2 in. (14.1 × 8.9 cm)
Place depicted
New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Topic
African American
American South
Cooking and dining
Foodways
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmaahc_2015.36.2