Photograph of Maria T. Trimble
date: label: Date
content: September 17, 1898
name: label: Photograph by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Maria T. Trimble
label: Received by
content: Blanch E. Townsend, American, 1876 - 1898
label: Owned by
content: Dr. Arthur Melvin Townsend Sr., American, 1875 - 1959
notes: label: Description
content: A black-and-white photograph of Maria T. Trimble addressed to Miss B. E. Townsend. Trimble’s portrait is full size, capturing her standing next to a chair with her proper left hand resting on it. She is wearing a dark color floor-length dress with sleeves that are puffed at the shoulder. The dress has a light color neckline. The photograph is backed by cardboard with serrated edges. On the back is a message in pencil handwritten by the sitter to the addressee [Sept 17. ’98 / Compliments / of Maria T. Trimble / to Miss B. E. Townsend].
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Women
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: 2011.36.121
objectType: 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: 4 3/8 x 3 3/8 in. (11.1 x 8.6 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (image): 3 7/8 × 2 5/8 in. (9.8 × 6.7 cm)