Photograph of Mae Reeves with an unidentified woman
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1955
name: label: Photograph by
content: Thomas Hanks
label: Subject of
content: Mae Reeves, American, 1912 - 2016
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Woman or Women
notes: label: Description
content: A sepia toned black and white photograph of Mae Reeves as a young woman standing with another young woman. The women pose for the camera in front of a padded wall. Mae Reeves stands to the left of her friend and wears a dress, pearl necklace, a broad brimmed hat, white gloves, and has a fur slung over her right shoulder. Her companion wears a dress, black gloves and a clutch. To the extreme right of the picture the face of a woman is visible through a doorway.
place: label: Place collected
content: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Millinery
label: Topic
content: Photography
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: 2010.6.51
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 1/2 x 7 5/8 in. (24.1 x 19.3 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Sheet): 10 x 8 in. (25.4 x 20.3 cm)