Photographic print of Thelma Thompson and her three children
date: label: Date
content: March 1960
name: label: Photograph by
content: Charles "Teenie" Harris, American, 1908 - 1998
label: Subject of
content: Thelma Thompson
label: Subject of
content: Christopher Thompson
label: Subject of
content: Barbarette Thompson
label: Subject of
content: Mark Thompson
notes: label: Description
content: A black and white photograph of Thelma Thompson and her three children, Christopher, Mark, and Barbarette in their home in the Hill District of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The home has peeling wall paper and lace curtains over the windows. Thompson sits on a bed aligned with the left side of the frame with her two sons, Christopher and Mark, seated next to her and on her lap; to her proper left, her daughter, Barbarettem stands next to her. A chest of drawers is aligned with the right side of the frame. The back of the photograph has an inscription of the number: [327.01] and a photographer's stamp.
place: label: Place depicted
content: Hill District, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Black Press
label: Topic
content: Children
label: Topic
content: Domestic life
label: Topic
content: Families
label: Topic
content: Housing
label: Topic
content: Motherhood
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Poverty
label: Topic
content: Urban life
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 from Charles A. Harris and Beatrice Harris in memory of Charles "Teenie" Harris
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2014.302.16
objectType: label: Type
content: gelatin silver prints
label: Type
content: portraits
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Carnegie Museum of Art, Charles "Teenie" Harris Archive
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): 16 13/16 × 11 9/16 in. (42.7 × 29.4 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Sheet): 19 15/16 × 15 15/16 in. (50.6 × 40.5 cm)