Object Details
- Photograph by
- Alexander Alland, American, 1902 - 1989
- Subject of
- Unidentified Child or Children
- Commandment Keepers Ethiopian Hebrew Congregation of the Living God Pillar and Ground of Truth, Inc., founded 1919
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of four young men in tallitot and kippot read out of prayer books. The photograph is signed by the photographer in the bottom right corner.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- 1940
- Object number
- 2010.38.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Alexander Alland, Jr.
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 6 3/16 × 7 7/8 in. (15.7 × 20 cm)
- H x W (Image and Sheet): 11 × 14 in. (27.9 × 35.6 cm)
- Place captured
- Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Collection title
- The Commandment Keepers: African-American Jewish Congregation in Harlem
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- Black Hebraic religions
- Communities
- Judaism
- Photography
- Prayer
- Religion
- Worship services
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2010.38.2
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd57d7ffaba-bd64-4e7b-b5f6-23afe2dcdc6b
