Carte-de-visite of Millie and Christine McCoy
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1870
name: label: Photograph by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Millie and Christine McCoy, American, 1851 - 1912
notes: label: Description
content: Carte-de-visite of conjoined twins Millie and Christine McCoy. The pair are pictured standing in studio and wear a vertically striped dress with heeled shoes adorned with a series of jeweled buckles. Millie is on the left and Christine is on the right, holding a fan. In the background is a draped chair, a tiered stand or shelf, and a photography backdrop with the exterior of a building is along the upper left side of the image. At bottom center, in black type is printed: [MILLIE CHRISTINE,].
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Entertainers
label: Topic
content: Families
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Slavery
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: 2008.9.50
objectType: label: Type
content: cartes-de-visite
label: Type
content: albumen prints
label: Type
content: portraits
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Public domain
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: albumen and silver nitrate on photographic paper on card mount
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 4 x 2 1/2 in. (10.2 x 6.4 cm)