Museum object · Photographs and Still Images
Photograph of a man
early 20th-mid 20th century
San Francisco, California, 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 man. The man is depicted in a full length pose, against a white gradient background. He is standing on his proper left leg, with his proper right leg behind him and the toes resting on the floor. His body is turned towards the viewer, his face is turned towards the left edge of the image, and he is looking up to the top left corner of the image. His proper right arm is extended upwards and his palm is facing out. His proper left arm is extended slightly out to his side with the palm facing down. He is wearing a dark toned, double breasted suit, a light toned collared shirt, and a patterned tie. He has a white pocket square in his proper left breast pocket.
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Sources & collection details
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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13
Catalog reference: 2013.46.25.182
