Details
Creator Rich, James Bartlett, 1866-1942, photographer.
Title [African American woman holding a dog] [graphic].
Publisher [United States]
Publisher UNITED STATES. 1920
Date [ca. 1920]
Physical Description 1 photograph : gelatin silver ; sheet 9 x 14 cm (3.25 x 5.5 in.)
Description African American woman sitting in a meadow holding up a small dog from her lap. The woman, attired in a short-sleeved dress, smiles and looks at the viewer as she holds a small white and brown dog up. Trees and a vegetable garden are visual in the background.
Notes Title supplied by cataloger.
Date inferred from attire of sitter and active dates of the photographer.
Purchase 1988.
Description revised 2022.
Access points revised 2022.
Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
Biographical / historical note Rich was a professional Philadelphia landscape photographer and avid traveler who privately produced several candid portraits of family and friends.
Subject African American women -- United States.
Dogs -- United States.
Meadows -- United States.
Genre Gelatin silver prints -- 1930-1940.
Portrait photographs -- 1930-1940.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Rich - Portraits - Unidentified [P.9266.970]
Accession number P.9266.970