Museum object · Photographs and Still Images
Photograph of J. C. Mapp, W. A. Townsend, and Mrs. E. W. D. Isaac Jr. on stairs
1936
Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
A black-and-white photograph of two women standing and one woman sitting on steps. In the background, between the two women standing, is a man. The heads of the two standing women are not visible but are identified on the back of the photograph as and Willa A. Townsend and Minnie M. Isaac-Harris. Each woman is holding a bouquet of flowers while the one on the right holds two bags, the one on the proper left with text [NAS-]. The woman sitting is Jessie C. Mapp, who is holding a bouquet of light colored flowers with her right hand and holding hats with her left arm. On the back, the names of the women are written in cursive with pencil, [Mrs. J. C. Mapp / Mrs. W. a. Townsend / Mrs. E. W. D Isaac, Jr.
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Catalog reference: 2011.36.26
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