Photograph of a woman in profile
date: label: Date
content: late 19th century
name: label: Photograph by
content: D. W. Buchanan, American, 1854 - 1920
label: Photograph by
content: John M. Gast, American, born 1867
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Woman or Women
notes: label: Description
content: A cabinet card photograph depicting a sepia toned image of a woman wearing black dress with a lace collar. The woman is photographed in profile from the chest up. She is facing the right side of the photograph. Printed at the bottom of the card beneath the photograph is “Buchanan & Gast,” “Extra / Finish,” and Huntsville, Ala.” Printed on the back of the card are images of plants, geometric designs and additional information about the photographers. Also on the back are handwritten doodles and the numbers “40” and “42.”
place: label: Place captured
content: Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
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: 2016.5.2.41
objectType: label: Type
content: cabinet photographs
label: Type
content: gelatin silver prints
label: Type
content: portraits
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Public domain
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: photographic gelatin and silver on photographic paper on card mount
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (card): 6 1/2 × 4 1/4 in. (16.5 × 10.8 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (image): 5 1/2 × 3 13/16 in. (14 × 9.7 cm)