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Print of five children standing in front of a porch

Object Details

Description
A digital print of five children posing in front of a wooden porch in Lincoln, Nebraska. Four of the five posing children are Lonnie, Herschel, Agnes and Wendell Thomas. A baby, in white, sits on the lap of his older brother, who sits in a wooden chair in the middle of the frame. The other three children stand around the chair. At the far right of the frame is a small girl, sitting on the porch steps.
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Photograph by
John Johnson, American, 1879 - 1953
Subject of
Lonnie Thomas, American, born 1909
Herschel Thomas, American
Agnes Thomas, American
Wendell Thomas, American
Unidentified Child or Children
Printed by
Douglas R. Keister, American
Date
1910; printed 2012
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W (Image): 10 x 14 in. (25.4 x 35.6 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 12 x 16 in. (30.5 x 40.6 cm)
Type
portraits
digital prints
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