Photograph of Joel and Mae Reeves in Mae's Millinery Shop
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1953
name: label: Photograph by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Mae Reeves, American, 1912 - 2016
label: Subject of
content: Joel Edward Reeves, American
label: Subject of
content: Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994
notes: label: Description
content: A black-and-white photograph of Joel and Mae Reeves posing with a number of hats. Joel stands to the right of Mae and wears a dark suit with a bowtie and holds a cigarette in his right hand. Mae wears a dark dress with a large floral decoration below her left shoulder. The are both holding a broad brimmed dark felt hat and looking at the camera. A vanity with mirror sits behind Joel and a tall hat stand sits next to Mae, also holding several hats.
place: label: Place collected
content: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Black Enterprise
label: Topic
content: Business
label: Topic
content: Fashion
label: Topic
content: Millinery
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Women
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: Mae's Millinery Shop Collection
label: Classification
content: Photographs and Still Images
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: 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.
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2010.6.46.1
objectType: label: Type
content: gelatin silver prints
label: Type
content: portraits
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Image): 9 3/8 x 7 5/16 in. (23.8 x 18.5 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Sheet): 9 3/4 x 8 1/16 in. (24.7 x 20.5 cm)