Photograph of Mae Reeves and a young boy at her hat shop
date: label: Date
content: 1942
name: label: Photograph by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Mae Reeves, American, 1912 - 2016
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Child or Children
notes: label: Description
content: A black-and-white photograph of Mae Reeves sitting next to a small boy. She wears a light colored silk dress and flower in her hair. The boy stands very close on her right and wears a suit jacket and tie. The room is decorated with flowers and potted plants. The boy is possibly William "Sonny" Mincey Jr., who would have been about 10 at the time.
place: label: Place collected
content: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
label: Place captured
content: South Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Children
label: Topic
content: Millinery
label: Topic
content: Photography
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: Mae's Millinery Shop 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 from Mae Reeves and her children, Donna Limerick and William Mincey, Jr.
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2010.6.218.1
objectType: label: Type
content: gelatin silver prints
label: Type
content: portraits
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
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Image): 2 1/4 x 2 1/8 in. (5.7 x 5.4 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Sheet): 2 11/16 x 2 1/2 in. (6.8 x 6.4 cm)