Photograph of Velma Middleton seated at a table with two women
date: label: Date
content: 1935-1950
name: label: Photograph by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Velma Middleton, American, 1917 - 1961
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Woman or Women
notes: label: Description
content: A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of Velma Middleton seated at a table with two (2) women. The three (3) are seated at a table covered with a white table cloth, three (3) glasses, and three (3) purses. They are depicted from the waist up. Middleton is centrally depicted. She is wearing a white dress, white gloves, a white flower half hat, and a dark fur stole over her shoulders. She is holding her proper right hand under her chin and her proper left hand rests on the table in front of her on a black purse. The woman on the left sits with her body facing the viewer and her head turned toward Middleton. She is wearing a white collared shirt, medium toned jacket and a large white hat. She has a light toned purse on the table in front of her with medium toned gloves resting on top. The woman on the right is depicted wearing a light toned garment, a white fur stole, and a wide brimmed hat with flower embellishments on the crown. Her hands are resting on top the black purse in front of her. An inscription in pencil across the center of the back of the photograph reads, [17]. There are no inscriptions on the front of the photograph.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Amusements
label: Topic
content: Nightlife
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: 2013.46.25.223
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): 4 3/4 × 6 9/16 in. (12.1 × 16.7 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Sheet): 5 × 6 15/16 in. (12.7 × 17.7 cm)