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Created by:
Scurlock Studio, American, founded 1904  Search this
Subject of:
Unidentified Child or Children  Search this
Medium:
photographic gelatin and silver on photographic paper
Dimensions:
H x W (photograph): 7 1/16 × 4 15/16 in. (18 × 12.5 cm)
H x W (mat (closed)): 7 11/16 × 5 11/16 in. (19.5 × 14.5 cm)
Type:
photographs
portraits
Place made:
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Date:
after 1904
Description:
A black-and-white photograph of three (3) young children. The oldest boy stands at proper left, wearing a dark-colored sailor-suit style outfit. In the middle is a baby in a carriage wearing light-colored clothes. At proper right is a toddler sitting on a tricycle, wearing a pinstriped jacket with a large, Peter Pan-style collar, tights and boots. In the foreground of the photograph is a patterned rug. Behind the children are some lace curtains and a sofa. The photograph is mounted within a sleeve with [SCURLOCK STUDIO/ WASHINGTON, D.C.] printed at the lower-left interior corner. The photograph can be removed from the sleeve.
Topic:
African American  Search this
American South  Search this
Children  Search this
Communities  Search this
Local and regional  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Princetta R. Newman
Object number:
2014.75.142ab
Restrictions & Rights:
Scurlock Studio
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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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:
Media Arts-Photography
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5b62bedd1-dfe1-46be-b80c-733c38ffadcf
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2014.75.142ab