Photographic postcard of Julis Graham and wife
date: label: Date
content: 1907-1913
name: label: Photograph by
content: Geissinger Studio, American
label: Subject of
content: Julis Graham
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Woman or Women
notes: label: Description
content: A sepia tone photographic postcard of Julis Graham and his wife. The postcard is in portrait orientation. The couple is depicted seated together on a concrete block. They are both facing the viewer and wearing serious expressions on their faces. Graham’s wife, depicted left, sits up straight with her hands resting side-by-side in her lap. She is wearing a light tone suit with a long sleeve, fitted lace bodice and a full length skirt. She is also wearing a pair of black shoes with small white bows on the top and a light tone, sun hat with a wide brim. Graham, depicted right, is wearing a dark suit, a white dress shirt, and a dark, narrow tie with a tie pin. He is also wearing white socks, dark dress shoes, and a straw boater hat with dark and light stiped band around the crown. The concrete block they are seated on is irregularly shaped. Behind them is a photographic backdrop with a painted beach shoreline. The floor in front of them is plain and resembles a beach. There are the three pin holes at the top and bottom center edges and a small loss at the top left corner. The reverse has a landscape orientation and is white with black ink text. The text [POST CARD] is written in outlined letters across the top. Below are sections for [CORRESPONDENCE HERE] on the left, and [NAME AND ADDRESS HERE] on the right divided by a short vertical line down the center. Printed vertically along the left edge is the photographers name and his studio addresses: [Geissinger] printed in script with a flourish below and [PHOTOGRAPHER / 2804 GTN. AVE. PHILA. / 827 BOARDWALK, ATLANTIC CITY]. Handwritten brown ink text in the bottom right corner reads [Mr. Julis Graham / and wife].
place: label: Place captured
content: Atlantic City, Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Correspondence
label: Topic
content: Photography
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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 James M. Baxter
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2021.13.11
objectType: label: Type
content: portraits
label: Type
content: photographic postcards
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Public domain
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper (fiber product)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 5 3/8 × 3 7/16 in. (13.7 × 8.7 cm)