Print of Mayme Griffin posing with a book
date: label: Date
content: 1914; printed 2012
name: label: Photograph by
content: John Johnson, American, 1879 - 1953
label: Subject of
content: Mayme L. Griffin, American, ca. 1884 - after 1942
label: Printed by
content: Douglas R. Keister, American
notes: label: Description
content: A digital print of Mayme Griffin posing for a portrait in Lincoln, Nebraska. She is seated in a wooden chair positioned in front of a fabric backdrop hung from the outside wall of a building. Mamie wears an elaborate dark colored dress with lace detailing and white gloves. Her left hand and right elbow rest on a book [The Wife of Monte Cristo] balanced on her lap.
place: label: Place captured
content: Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Photography
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture 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: 2012.56.2.27
objectType: label: Type
content: portraits
label: Type
content: digital prints
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Douglas Keister
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Image): 10 x 14 in. (25.4 x 35.6 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Sheet): 12 x 16 in. (30.5 x 40.6 cm)