Photograph of Birdie Warfield Edison in a park
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1957
name: label: Photograph by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Birdie Warfield Edison, American
notes: label: Description
content: A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of Birdie Warfield Edison in a park. Edison is centrally depicted from the knees up, standing in three quarters profile facing the left edge of the photograph. Her head is turned towards the viewer and she is looking down at her shirt. She is tugging at the front of her blouse with her proper left hand and she is wiping the pulled fabric with her proper right hand. She is wearing a black-and-white striped, sleeveless shirt with a cowl neck and a black skirt. A purse is dangling from her proper left arm. Her sunglasses are resting on the top of her forehead. In the background behind her is a row of people sitting on benches. There is a pathway in front of the people and trees growing on a sloping hill behind them. There is a stamp in blue ink on the back of the photograph that reads, [6TC]. There are no inscriptions on the front or back of the photograph.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Recreation
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: 2013.46.25.246
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): 2 11/16 × 3 15/16 in. (6.8 × 10 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Sheet): 3 9/16 × 4 3/4 in. (9 × 12 cm)