Photograph portrait of General Colin L. Powell as a child
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1942
name: label: Photograph by
content: Litman's Studio, American
label: Owned by
content: General Colin L. Powell, American, 1937 - 2021
label: Subject of
content: General Colin L. Powell, American, 1937 - 2021
notes: label: Description
content: An albumen print photograph of General Colin L. Powell as a child, captured in Bronx, New York, by Litman’s Studio, 1942. In this sepia tone photograph, a young Colin Powell at or around age five (5) poses in front of a plain photo backdrop. He wears a tweed shorts suit, white shirt, necktie, knee-high socks, and leather loafers. He stands close to a prop table which is waist-high and holds open a paper document while looking at the photographer. The photograph is mounted to its original white mat housing which features a decorative double border and the Litman’s Studio mark and address at the bottom center in black text: [Litman’s Studio / 1067 SO. BOULEVARD / BRONX, N.Y.]. The mount folds in on itself like an envelope to protect the photograph and a white label with black text is adhered to its bottom: [#206327 / Handle with Extreme / care!]. The top flap of the mount, shaped like a scalloped triangle, can be tucked into a circular insert which features an embossed floral symbol. There are no other notable markings
place: label: Place captured
content: Bronx, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Children
label: Topic
content: Families
label: Topic
content: Men
label: Topic
content: Photography
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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 of Alma J. Powell
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: A2022.101.1.29
objectType: label: Type
content: gelatin silver prints
label: Type
content: portraits
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Unknown – Restrictions Possible
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper with cardboard
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (image): 8 × 6 in. (20.3 × 15.2 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (mount): 11 3/4 × 8 11/16 in. (29.8 × 22 cm)