Photograph of the Gilliard family
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1943
name: label: Photograph by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Leroy Buster Gilliard, American, 1911 - 1993
label: Subject of
content: Gloria Gilliard, American
label: Subject of
content: James Gilliard, American
label: Subject of
content: Dorothy L. Gilliard, American, 1918 - 2002
notes: label: Description
content: Black and white photograph of Mr. Leroy Buster Gilliard, Gloria Delores Gilliard, James Leroy Gilliard and Mrs. Dorothy Lee Simmons Gilliard.
label: Description
content: The photograph depicts Leroy standing on the left and Dorothy standing on the right, the two young children, both toddler age, sitting on a raised bench in between them. Leroy wears a dark suit, a white shirt with a striped tie, and a white hat with a round brim. He is not smiling and his arms are down by his sides. To his proper left sits Gloria, wearing a light-colored dress, socks and shoes. James Gilliard sits next to Gloria, wearing a short sleeve shirt with overalls and white socks. His hands are folded on his lap. Mrs. Dorothy Lee Simmons Gilliard is standing on the proper left side of the table. She is wearing a dark colored ¾ sleeve button down shirt tucked into a knee-length skirt. She is smiling at the camera and her hands are folded in front of her. There are floral curtains in the background. There is loss at the bottom right corner of the photograph, along with several creases and areas of discoloration. There are no marks or inscriptions, front or back.
place: label: Place captured
content: Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: American South
label: Topic
content: Children
label: Topic
content: Communities
label: Topic
content: Families
label: Topic
content: Photography
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 the Families of Leroy Buster Gilliard & Mr. and Mrs. James L. Gilliard
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2021.24.2
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: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 6 × 4 1/2 in. (15.2 × 11.4 cm)