Museum object · Photographs and Still Images
Photograph of Velma Middleton
1937
Smithsonian NMAAHC collection
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 Velma Middleton. Middleton is depicted from the shoulders up, against a white background. She is in three-quarters profile and looks towards the right edge of the photograph. She wears diamond-shaped earrings and she shoulders are bare. The photographer's mark is printed in the negative in the bottom right corner and reads, [Stanley Photo. / Phila. Pa.]. There are also additional pencil notations written on the back of the photograph.
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Catalog reference: 2013.46.25.86
