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Photographic postcard of an unidentified young boy

Object Details

Description
A photographic postcard of an unidentified young boy in a sailor suite. The young boy is sitting on a bench with his left arm resting on the arm of the bench. The back of the photographic postcard is unused and has [POST CARD] printed in black at the top and blank spaces for [CORRESPONDENCE] and [ADDRESS]. In the upper right corner there is a [AZO] stamp. The back also has a handwritten inscription in pencil on the right side.
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Photograph by
Unidentified
Printed by
Eastman Kodak Company, founded 1889
Subject of
Unidentified Child or Children
Owned by
Maxine Sullivan, American, 1911 - 1987
Date
1926-1940s
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper, ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W (Image): 4 3/8 × 2 15/16 in. (11.1 × 7.5 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 5 3/8 × 3 7/16 in. (13.7 × 8.7 cm)
Type
portraits
photographic postcards
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