Photograph of Laura Fitzpatrick at age 16 leaning on half wall
date: label: Date
content: 1943
name: label: Photograph by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Laura Fitzpatrick, American, 1927 - 1987
notes: label: Description
content: A black-and-white photograph of a Laura Fitzpatrick, 16, leaning on a half wall in front of a store or restaurant in Brooklyn, New York. She wears a light blouse and a knee-length skirt while smiling at the camera. A sign in the window behind her is not completely in view, but reads [DAIR- / CAFETE-]. The edges of the photograph are decoratively serrated. The producer of the paper, VELOX, appears on the back. Additionally on verso at bottom left, the number 593 stamped in faded black ink and the number 43 handwritten in pencil at mid upper left. Slip of paper accompanying photograph in album reads [1943 (16yrs. old) / Laura Fitzpatrick / at coffee shop].
place: label: Place depicted
content: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Communities
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Urban life
label: Topic
content: Youth
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, Gift of her children in memory of Laura Fitzpatrick
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2016.72.2.2.6
objectType: label: Type
content: gelatin silver prints
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Daniel S. Evans
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. 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): 4 13/16 × 2 3/4 in. (12.2 × 7 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Sheet): 6 × 3 1/2 in. (15.2 × 8.9 cm)