Photograph of Cpl. Lawrence Leslie McVey on the beach
date: label: Date
content: 1920-1930
name: label: Photograph by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Cpl. Lawrence Leslie McVey, Sr., American, 1897 - 1968
notes: label: Description
content: A black and white photograph of Lawrence McVey seated on a beach with arms outstretched to the camera. McVey sits cross legged in a dark and light stripped shirt and dark shorts. Directly behind McVey is a beach umbrella. Men, women and children in various outfits ranging from a suit to bathing clothes stand in the background. Inscribed in ink on the photo's border is the word [Daddy-]. On the reverse is adhesive residue and remnants of black paper. The photograph is creased, and has a notch missing from the top left corner.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Fatherhood
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Recreation
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 Gina R. McVey,Granddaughter
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2011.108.18
objectType: label: Type
content: photographs
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on photographic paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Image): 4 1/16 × 2 7/16 in. (10.3 × 6.2 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Sheet): 5 × 3 7/16 in. (12.7 × 8.7 cm)