Photograph of a convention of Madam C.J. Walker agents at Villa Lewaro
date: label: Date
content: 1924
name: label: Photograph by
content: R.E. Mercer, American
label: Subject of
content: Madam C.J. Walker, American, 1867 - 1919
label: Subject of
content: Madam C.J. Walker Manufacturing Company, American, founded 1906
label: Subject of
content: A'Lelia Walker, American, 1885 - 1931
label: Subject of
content: Vertner Woodson Tandy, American, 1885 - 1949
label: Subject of
content: Villa Lewaro, founded 1918
notes: label: Description
content: Black and white photograph of a large group of people, mostly women, posed around the exterior of a large Italianate style mansion. The figures are arranged on the building's multi-level balconies, stairs, and around a rectangular pool on the ground level. The photograph is mounted on a piece of gray cardboard that has sustained loss at the top right and bottom right corners. In the bottom right corner is black script that is partially missing.
place: label: Place depicted
content: Irvington, Westchester County, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Associations and institutions
label: Topic
content: Business
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Women
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 A'Lelia Bundles / Madam Walker Family Archives
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2013.153.10
objectType: label: Type
content: gelatin silver prints
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Public domain
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: photographic paper
label: Dimensions
content: Photograph: H x W: 10 3/4 x 13 1/4 in. (27.3 x 33.7 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: Backing Board: H x W: 13 15/16 x 17 1/16 in. (35.4 x 43.3 cm)