Photograph of a seven year-old named Thomas
date: label: Date
content: late 19th-early 20th century
name: label: Photograph by
content: Staley Bros., American, 1887 - 1931
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Child or Children
label: Owned by
content: Dr. Arthur Melvin Townsend Sr., American, 1875 - 1959
notes: label: Description
content: A black-and-white photograph of a young boy named Thomas from Chattanooga, Tennessee taken by the Staley Bros. in Tullahoma, Tennessee. Thomas is standing next to a desk with an open book, resting his proper right arm over the book. He is dress in dark clothing, with pants, a vest, and jacket, while looking forward. The photograph is backed with cardboard that has serrated edges. At the bottom margin is printed information on the photography studio [Staley Bros. / Tullahoma, Tenn.]. There is a crease running horizontally through the middle of the photograph. On the back at top, the sitter's name and where he is from [Thomas Brann-[undetermined] / the 7yr old / [undetermined] / Chattanooga / Tenn.].
place: label: Place depicted
content: Tullahoma, Coffee County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Children
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
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2011.36.118
objectType: label: Type
content: gelatin silver prints
label: Type
content: photographs
label: Type
content: portraits
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 on card mount
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 4 3/8 x 3 3/8 in. (11.1 x 8.6 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (image): 3 5/8 × 2 3/4 in. (9.2 × 7 cm)