Photograph of Maggie Hickman in a cap and gown
date: label: Date
content: 1911-1915
name: label: Photograph by
content: Lay Brothers Photography, American, 1911 - 1928
label: Subject of
content: Maggie Thomas Hickman Gant, American, 1892 - 1980
label: Owned by
content: Dr. Arthur Melvin Townsend Sr., American, 1875 - 1959
notes: label: Description
content: A photograph of Maggie Hickman taken by Lay Brothers Photography in Nashville, Tennessee. Hickman is captured from the chest up and facing slightly to the left. She is wearing a graduation cap and gown while wearing her hair low. The photograph has an oval mat frame and backing. The front, bottom right corner is stamped with [Lay / NASHVILLE, TENN.]. The photograph and mat have suffered several surface abrasions and the cardboard backing has several watermarks. On the back, the sitter's name at center in pencil [Maggie Hickman].
place: label: Place depicted
content: Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Education
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Women
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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
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2011.36.154
objectType: label: Type
content: gelatin silver 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: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper on card mount
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Image): 5 × 3 7/16 in. (12.7 × 8.7 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Backing): 10 3/4 × 6 1/2 in. (27.3 × 16.5 cm)