Albumen print of Millie and Christine McCoy
date: label: Date
content: 1880s -1890s
name: label: Photograph by
content: Charles Eisenmann, 1855 - 1927
label: Subject of
content: Millie and Christine McCoy, American, 1851 - 1912
label: Owned by
content: Maxine Sullivan, American, 1911 - 1987
notes: label: Description
content: A photographic print of conjoined women Millie and Christine McCoy. The photograph features the women standing facing the camera. They are wearing a long sleeved dress with a long skirt. The skirt has two layers of additional fabric in tiers that stretch the width of the women. A chair is partially visible in the back right of the photograph. The photograph is mounted on heavier paper that has a scalloped edging and the name of the photography studio printed in gold at the bottom. The back of the photograph has a partial inscription of name.
place: label: Place depicted
content: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Entertainers
label: Topic
content: Families
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Slavery
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: Maxine Sullivan 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: 2013.46.29.119
objectType: 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 and silver on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Image): 5 3/8 × 3 13/16 in. (13.7 × 9.7 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Sheet): 6 3/8 × 4 1/8 in. (16.2 × 10.5 cm)