Photograph of Cpl. Lawrence Leslie McVey with his son, Lawrence McVey Jr.
date: label: Date
content: 1925
name: label: Photograph by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Cpl. Lawrence Leslie McVey, Sr., American, 1897 - 1968
label: Subject of
content: Lawrence Leslie McVey Jr., American, 1924 - 1999
notes: label: Description
content: A black and white photograph of Lawrence McVey holding his son Lawrence McVey Jr. on his shoulder. McVey Sr. stands on a beach in front of a pier wearing a white shirt with a drawn skull and cross bones and dark shorts. An inscription on the top border reads: [10 mo. JR. - Daddy]. On the reverse is adhesive residue and small remnants of black paper. The photograph is torn on the right side, and the bottom right corner is missing.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Children
label: Topic
content: Families
label: Topic
content: Fatherhood
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: 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 Gina R. McVey, Granddaughter
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2011.108.19
objectType: label: Type
content: photographs
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 and ink
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Image): 4 1/16 × 3 1/16 in. (10.3 × 7.8 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Sheet): 4 15/16 × 4 in. (12.5 × 10.2 cm)