Object Details
- Photograph by
- Leonard Freed, American, 1929 - 2006
- Subject of
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Printed by
- Steinmetz Studio, French
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of four women walking on a street in New Orleans, LA by the photographer Leonard Freed. The left half of the frame is filled with two elderly women walking arm-in-arm, both wearing glasses and lacy black bonnets. In the opposite direction two younger women walk together, both carrying packages and purses and wearing headscarves. The date and place the photo was taken are inscribed on the back along with the photographer's stamp.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- 1965; printed 1998
- Object number
- 2009.10.7
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Leonard Freed & Magnum Photos, Inc
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 12 13/16 x 19 1/16 in. (32.6 x 48.4 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm)
- H x W (Matted): 20 x 26 in. (50.8 x 66 cm)
- Place captured
- New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- American South
- Photography
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Women
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2009.10.7
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd513c2f591-ede0-40dc-92fc-a6e67e6ed150
