Photographic postcard of Magdalene Hendricks and sister in Eastern Star regalia
date: label: Date
content: early 1920s
name: label: Photograph by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Magdalene Hendricks Boozé, American, 1902 - 1971
label: Subject of
content: Order of the Eastern Star, American, founded 1850
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Woman or Women
notes: label: Description
content: Black and white photographic postcard of Magdalene Hendricks (right) and her sister (left) wearing tiaras and sashes across their right shoulders. Magdalene Hendricks is wearing is a dark colored, mid-calf length dress with a loose drop waist, long sleeves and a square neckline. One her feet are high buttoned boots, and she wears glasses. The long sash is draped lengthwise across her body, from the right shoulder. The sash is light colored and has fringe at the very ends. There is a five pointed star at the juncture where the two ends cross each other. On her head is a crown with five stars spaced at intervals above a thin band. The figure to the left is wearing an ankle length white dress with a natural waistline, long sleeves and rounded neckline. Her sash, draped lengthwise across the body from the right shoulder, is made up of five different colored bands. The ends are fringed and there is a five point star at the juncture where the two ends cross each other. She wears a crown on her head that consists of a single five pointed star above a wide band, with three jewels spaced along the band in front. Both figures gaze directly that the viewer. In the background is a painted backdrop of a column on plinth, a brick walkway, and some foliage.
label: Description
content: On the back is a postcard format. At top are the words "POST CARD." Underneath are two sections, one headed "Correspondence” and the other "Address." At the top right corner is a square section with the words "Place Stamp Here" surrounded on four sides by the word "AZO" with four small triangles at each corner.
place: label: Place collected
content: Bronx, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Associations and institutions
label: Topic
content: Families
label: Topic
content: Fraternal organizations
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Women
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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, Gift of Robin J. Boozé Miller
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2011.72.4
objectType: label: Type
content: albumen prints
label: Type
content: portraits
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Public Domain
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: albumen and silver on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 4 13/16 × 3 5/16 in. (12.2 × 8.4 cm)