Cyanotype of a porter from the Hotel Palomares

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.

This cyanotype depicts a blue-tinted image of a man wearing a hotel porter badge. The man is seated in front of a window or doorframe and is wearing a three-piece suit, with a pocket square and puff tie. A metal badge reading [HOTEL / PALOMARES / PORTER] is fastened to the center of his vest. He is holding a large book in his left hand. The book's spine is partially obscured from view but the visible letters spell [RIACHS / OPHET]. His right hand is resting on his right thigh and his gaze is diverted to the right. A wooden bureau partially visible on the left. The cyanotype is adhered to a matboard. There are no inscriptions on the print or the mat, front or back.

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