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Photograph of Mae Reeves standing outdoors

Object Details

Description
A black and white photo of Mae Reeves posing for a photo outdoors. She stands on a paved walkway in front of a fir tree and the photo is full length. She wears a printed knee-length, sleeveless dress. It has a dark background and is decorated with light colored flowers and lines crossing at 90 degree angles. She carries a purse in her left hand at her side and has her right hand raised by her shoulder
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Photograph by
Unidentified
Subject of
Mae Reeves, American, 1912 - 2016
Date
1975
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Mae Reeves and her children, Donna Limerick and William Mincey, Jr.
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (Image): 6 15/16 x 3 1/8 in. (17.6 x 7.9 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 7 1/8 x 3 15/16 in. (18.1 x 10 cm)
Type
gelatin silver prints
portraits
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