Photograph of Dr. A. M. Townsend on a ship
date: label: Date
content: most likely 1909
name: label: Photograph by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Dr. Arthur Melvin Townsend Sr., American, 1875 - 1959
notes: label: Description
content: A black-and-white photograph of Dr. Arthur Melvin Townsend in a three-piece suit, overcoat, and flat cap. He stands on the deck of a ship on the with funnels in the background. In the far back on the right Boston's Custom House Tower. On the back of the photograph is the number 301 handwritten in pencil.
place: label: Place captured
content: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Travel
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: 2011.36.50
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: 3 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. (8.9 x 6.4 cm)