Carte-de-visite of a young family in Napa, California
date: label: Date
content: 1865-1888
name: label: Photograph by
content: James G. Brayton, American, born 1822
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Child or Children
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Man or Men
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Woman or Women
notes: label: Description
content: A sepia tone carte-de-visite of young family of three. Captured seated on a wooden bench, a dark-haired couple pose with their infant in front of a solid wall. The man wears a dark notched lapel jacket, bowtie, bright shirt, floral vest, dark dress shoes and striped trousers. His hands rest on his thighs. The woman beside him wears her long wavy hair in a parted chignon and a floor length plaid long-sleeve dress. She smiles and holds her baby, who is dressed in a long and full short sleeve dress. On the reverse of the carte-de-visite are graphite inscriptions along with "Jennings" and "Napa," also in graphite.
place: label: Place captured
content: Napa, California, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: American West
label: Topic
content: Children
label: Topic
content: Communities
label: Topic
content: Families
label: Topic
content: Men
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Women
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: 2020.10.10.15
objectType: label: Type
content: cartes-de-visite
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 on wove paper and cardboard
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (image): 3 5/8 × 2 1/4 in. (9.2 × 5.7 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (card): 4 × 2 1/2 in. (10.1 × 6.3 cm)