Photograph of Harry "Sweets" Edison and Birdie Edison with unidentified couple
date: label: Date
content: April 23, 1944
name: label: Photograph by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Harry "Sweets" Edison, American, 1915 - 1999
label: Subject of
content: Birdie Warfield Edison, American
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Man or Men
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Woman or Women
notes: label: Description
content: A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of Harry "Sweets" Edison and Birdie Edison with unidentified couple. The four are seated at a table covered with a white table cloth, small plates, and glasses. They are depicted from the waist up, in profile, with their heads turned towards the viewer. The unidentified woman on the left, in the foreground, is wearing a black dress with short sleeves and an Asian-style conical hat. She is holding a tall glass in her proper right hand. Seated next to her is a man in a black suit jacket, white shirt, patterned tie, and pocket square. Across from him is Harry "Sweets" Edison. He is wearing a medium toned, pinstriped suit, white collared shirt, and a patterned tie. The woman next to him, Birdie Edison, in the right foreground, is wearing a light toned dress and has a light colored fur draped over the back of her chair. She is wearing several strands of beaded necklaces and has a sheer, black collar with vertical tabs framing her jaw line. There is a stamp in blue ink on the back of the photograph that reads, [APR 2 3 1944]. There are no inscriptions on the front or back of the photograph.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Amusements
label: Topic
content: Cooking and dining
label: Topic
content: Nightlife
label: Topic
content: Photography
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: The Laura Cathrell Show-Down Magazine 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: 2013.46.25.222
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 (Image): 3 7/8 × 6 1/4 in. (9.9 × 15.9 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Sheet): 4 3/16 × 6 9/16 in. (10.7 × 16.6 cm)