Photograph of a couple at Bachelors & Benedicts Formal
date: label: Date
content: mid 20th century
name: label: Photograph by
content: Parkway Photographers
label: Subject of
content: Bachelor-Benedict Club, American, founded 1910
label: Subject of
content: Jerome Holmes, American
label: Subject of
content: Ruby Holmes, American
notes: label: Description
content: Black and white photo of a couple, Jerome and Ruby Holmes, in formalwear at a Bachelors & Benedicts Formal. The woman is seated and is wearing a white sleeveless dress with a full skirt. She is holding a clutch in her left hand. She is wearing a necklace and earrings and has a bracelet and ring on her right hand. The man is wearing a black tuxedo with a white waistcoat, shirt and bowtie. His has his right arm around the woman’s shoulders. There are no inscriptions, front or back.
place: label: Place captured
content: Evanston, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Associations and institutions
label: Topic
content: Dance
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Social life and customs
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Archival Collections
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 Jennifer Cain Bohrnstedt
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: TA2015.143.5.2
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 paper (fiber product)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (sheet): 10 × 8 1/8 in. (25.4 × 20.6 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (image): 9 9/16 × 7 15/16 in. (24.3 × 20.2 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (mat board): 13 × 9 15/16 in. (33 × 25.2 cm)