Details
Title [Lillie Showell] [graphic].
Publisher [Philadelphia?]
Date [ca. 1917]
Physical Description 1 photograph : gelatin silver mounted on cardboard ; 13 x 11 cm.(5.25 x 4.25 in.)
Description Full-length studio portrait showing Showell, seated in a chair containing an ornate back. The young woman wears glasses and is attired in a shirtwaist and long skirt. She rests one hand on the arm of the chair and the other on her knee. A studio backdrop is visible in the background. Family lore suggests Showell, born in Philadelphia, died from the flu during the 1917-1918 pandemic following World War I. Showell, younger sister of Arthur Showell (1894-1943), resided in Maryland as a child and young adult.
Notes Title supplied by cataloger.
Gift of Brice C. Showell.
Subject Showell, Lillie, 1901- -- Portraits.
African American women.
Genre Portrait photographs -- 1910-1920.
Gelatin silver prints -- 1910-1920.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| portrait photographs - misc. - sitter - Showell [P.2015.1.2]
Accession number P.2015.1.2