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Teenaged boy in front of a tropical backdrop

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Description
A studio portrait of an unidentified young African American teenaged boy wearing a high collar, a striped shirt with matching necktie, a waistcoat jacket, knee-length striped pants, tights, and tie shoes with hooks. He holds a brimmed hat low in his right hand. His left hand rests on a square block with, possibly, Spanish moss on it. He stands in front of a tropical backdrop.
Member of
Dolores Hobley Collection
Date Published
1901
1911
Subject, Old
African American teenage boys
African American children
Time Period
1891-1900
Notes

No date; likely circa 1900s, Mounted to 4.25"x6.5" paperboard; handwritten on back: "friends of Seleta.", Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

Extent Of Original
1 photograph : black and white print ; 13 x 9 cm
Filename
umkc_lsc_hobley_photo-240.tif
Genres
Gelatin silver prints
Black & white photographs
Portrait photographs
Type
photographs
English
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