Museum object · Photographs and Still Images
Photograph of a woman
1939-1950
New York City, New York, 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 silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of a woman. The woman is depicted in bust post with her proper left shoulder held slightly forward. She is smiling and looking up towards the top left corner of the image. She has shoulder length, rolled and curled hair and she is wearing a dark garment that is draped over both of her shoulders. In the center of the image is a handwritten inscription in black ink that reads, [Sid / My honnie[sic] / and [---?] / Always / “Claudia”]. The photographer's mark, printed in the negative in the bottom right corner reads, [M Smith]. There is a stamp in red ink on the back of the photograph that reads, [PHOTO BY M. SMITH / 243-251 W. 125TH STREET / MO. 2-3168 NEW YORK, N.Y. / Credit line must be observed. / Must not be syndicated, loaned or used for / advertising purposes without permission.].
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Catalog reference: 2013.46.25.160
