Photograph of Elsie Higgins
date: label: Date
content: early 20th-mid 20th century
name: label: Photograph by
content: Unidentified
label: Printed by
content: Eastman Kodak Company, founded 1889
label: Subject of
content: Elsie Higgins
notes: label: Description
content: A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of small girl seated on a bench. The girl is depicted sitting on a dark wooden bench, facing the viewer. She is looking towards the right edge of the image. Her arms are planted on either side of her on the surface of the bench. Her feet are dangling below, and her ankles are crossed. She is wearing a plain, white, short sleeve dress; white socks; and black, patent leather, Mary Jane shoes. There is an inscription in black ink in the upper right quadrant of the photograph, that reads, [always/ remember / won't you! / Elsie Higgins / forever to / be your / true friend]. White text printed in reverse in the top, left border reads, [EASTMAN—NITRATE—KODAK]. There are pencil scribbles on the back of the photograph.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Children
label: Topic
content: Photography
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: The Laura Cathrell Show-Down Magazine 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
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2013.46.25.220
objectType: label: Type
content: gelatin silver prints
label: Type
content: portraits
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Unknown - Restrictions Possible
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Rights assessment and 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 and sheet): 6 15/16 × 4 15/16 in. (17.6 × 12.5 cm)