Skip to main content

Link to Smithsonian homepage

Smithsonian Music

Main menu

  • Calendar
  • Listen
  • Learn
    • Ask Smithsonian
    • Collections Spotlights
    • Music Stories
  • Watch
  • Blog

Cabinet card of William Harrison and Idella B. Carmichael

Object Details

Description
A cabinet card photograph of the couple William Harrison (attorney) and Idella B. Carmichael (educator) taken by Mahon & Taylor in Nashville, Tennessee. The full-length portrait captures the couple in studio, posing with a decorative iron gate. On the back in black ink, are names of the sitters and where they are from. Also on back, the logo and location of Mahon & Taylor, photographers. Written in black ink, the text on the back reads [Mr. Wm [William] Harrison / West Point / Miss. / and / Miss. Idella B. Carmichael / Canton / Miss.].
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Photograph by
Mahon and Taylor, American, 1891 - 1897
Subject of
William Harrison, American, 1874 - 1945
Idella B. Carmichael Harrison, American, 1874 - 1956
Date
1891-1897
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Medium
albumen and silver on paper on card mount
Dimensions
H x W: 6 1/2 x 4 1/4 in. (16.5 x 10.8 cm)
Type
cabinet photographs
albumen prints
portraits
This image is in the public domain (free of copyright restrictions). You can copy, modify, and distribute this work without contacting the Smithsonian. For more information, visit the Smithsonian's Open Access page.
International media Interoperability Framework
IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more.
View manifest View in Mirador Viewer

Link to Smithsonian homepage

  • About
  • Terms of Use
  • Privacy
  • YouTube
  • Twitter
Back to Top