Photograph of an unidentified woman
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1915
name: label: Photograph by
content: Lay Brothers Photography, American, 1911 - 1928
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Woman or Women
label: Owned by
content: Dr. Arthur Melvin Townsend Sr., American, 1875 - 1959
notes: label: Description
content: A black-and-white card photograph of an unknown woman taken by Lay Brothers Photography in Nashville, Tennessee. She captured from the chest up and her body is turned to the left. She is wearing a light color shirt or dress with earrings. Her hair is gathered in a short bun. The photograph has an oval mat frame and backing. The front, bottom right corner is stamped with [Lay / NASHVILLE, TENN.]. On the back at top center is a handwritten inscription in pencil [Sublett].
place: label: Place depicted
content: Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
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: 2011.36.155
objectType: label: Type
content: gelatin silver 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: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper on card mount
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 10 5/8 x 6 3/8 in. (27 x 16.2 cm)