Cabinet card of Laura Singleton
date: label: Date
content: 1880s-1891
name: label: Photograph by
content: H. F. Hoefle, American
label: Subject of
content: Laura E. Singleton, American, 1864 - 1935
notes: label: Description
content: A cabinet card photograph featuring a bust-length portrait of Laura Singleton taken by H. F. Hoefle at Mrs. E. R. Piper's Studio in Decatur, IL. Singleton is wearing a dark color top with puffed shoulders. The neckline has an embellished embroidery that goes down the proper left side. Her hair is pulled back and she is wearing earrings. At the bottom margin is printed text about the photography studio [H. F. Hoefle PIPER’S / STUDIO / DECATUR, ILLS.]. On the back, the sitter's name in pencil at top [Laura Singleton] and printed information on the photography studio.
place: label: Place depicted
content: Decatur, Macon County, Illinois, 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: 2011.36.92
objectType: label: Type
content: cabinet photographs
label: Type
content: albumen prints
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: albumen and silver on paper on card mount
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 6 1/2 x 4 1/4 in. (16.5 x 10.8 cm)