Postcard of a fish dealer
date: label: Date
content: 1909
name: label: Distributed by
content: Frank H. Hearan, American, born 1867
label: Photograph by
content: E.S. Blakely, American, born 1864
notes: label: Description
content: Postcard of a tinted black and white photograph of a man selling fish out of a wheeled cart on a street. The man stands on the right side of the image with his right hand on the card. In his left hand he holds a large fish. The cart is in the lower half of the image, centrally located. In the background on the left side in the upper left quadrant is a building under construction. In the upper right corner is printed text in black "The Fish Dealer." In the lower right corner is additional text in black listing the copyright date and holders "Copyright 1909 by / E.S. Blakely & / F. H. Hearan." The back of postcard is divided into two sections by black text in the top center reading "POST CARD / THIS SPACE FOR CORRESPONDENCE / THIS SPACE FOR ADDRESS ONLY." In the top right corner is text in black "PLACE STAMP HERE."
place: label: Place made
content: Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Cooking and dining
label: Topic
content: Foodways
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
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: 2015.37.1
objectType: label: Type
content: postcards
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: ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 5 3/8 × 3 3/8 in. (13.7 × 8.6 cm)