Photograph of Arthur Melvin Townsend
date: label: Date
content: 1890s
name: label: Photograph by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Dr. Arthur Melvin Townsend Sr., American, 1875 - 1959
notes: label: Description
content: A black-and-white photograph on cardboard of a young Arthur Melvin Townsend. There is foxing on the back of the cardboard backing. On the back of the photograph is a handwritten inscription [Arthur Melvin Townsend].
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Men
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Religious leaders
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
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2011.36.10
objectType: label: Type
content: albumen prints
label: Type
content: photographs
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: albumen and silver on paper on card mount
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (image): 7 1/16 × 5 1/16 in. (17.9 × 12.8 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (sheet): 9 3/4 × 7 in. (24.8 × 17.8 cm)