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Photograph of Dr. A. M. Townsend

Object Details

Description
A black-and-white photograph of Dr. Arthur Melvin Townsend posed in front of a tree. In the background is a building with windows to the right. Dr. Townsend is dressed in in a coat, vest, tie, and hat.
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Photograph by
Unidentified
Subject of
Dr. Arthur Melvin Townsend Sr., American, 1875 - 1959
Date
1925
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W: 4 1/8 x 2 5/8 in. (10.5 x 6.7 cm)
Type
gelatin silver prints
portraits
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