Composite photograph of a man and Velma Middleton
date: label: Date
content: mid 20th century
name: label: Photograph by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Velma Middleton, American, 1917 - 1961
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Man or Men
notes: label: Description
content: A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white composite image of an unidentified man and Velma Middleton. The man is depicted on the left side of the image. He is depicted from the waist up, in three quarters profile, with his head turned towards the viewer. He has a small mustache and his hair parted on the proper left side of his head. He is wearing a white collared shirt and his proper right arm is partially visible at his side. Middleton’s image is overlaid in a dark circle with softened edges in the lower right corner of the image. Middleton is depicted from the shoulders up, in three quarters profile, with her head turned towards the viewer. She is wearing a garment with a leaf pattern and a square neckline. There is a small framed decoration on the wall behind her. There are no inscriptions on the front or back of the image.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Entertainers
label: Topic
content: Jazz (Music)
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Singers (Musicians)
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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: 2013.46.25.116
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): 9 5/8 × 7 1/2 in. (24.5 × 19 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Sheet): 10 × 8 in. (25.4 × 20.3 cm)