Photograph of a group of people on steps of a house in The Bahamas
date: label: Date
content: 1936
name: label: Printed by
content: Dury's, American, 1882 - 2020
label: Subject of
content: Sarah W. Layton, American, 1876 - 1950
label: Subject of
content: Jessie C. Mapp, American, 1880 - 1945
label: Subject of
content: Dr. Arthur Melvin Townsend Sr., American, 1875 - 1959
label: Subject of
content: Willa Ann Hadley Townsend, American, 1880 - 1947
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Woman or Women
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Man or Men
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Child or Children
notes: label: Description
content: A black-and-white photograph of a group of eleven men and women standing on the porch steps of a house in Nassau, The Bahamas. A man and a young child stand behind the railing on the right side. Sarah W. Layten is in the upper left corner with Jessie C. Mapp next to her. Willa A. Townsend sits on the steps on the right bottom corner with Dr. Arthur M. Townsend standing to her proper right. On the back, the location is handwritten in pencil [at Nassau, Bahamas]. There is also a sideways stamp logo [DURY'S / The Mark of Quality].
place: label: Place made
content: Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: Nassau, Bahamas, Caribbean, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Communities
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Travel
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: 2011.36.29
objectType: label: Type
content: gelatin silver prints
label: Type
content: portraits
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Unknown - Restrictions Possible
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 2 3/4 x 4 1/2 in. (7 x 11.4 cm)