Museum object · Photographs and Still Images
Photograph of Arthur Melvin Townsend
1890s
Smithsonian NMAAHC collection
Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
A black-and-white photograph on cardboard of a young Arthur Melvin Townsend. There is foxing on the back of the cardboard backing. On the back of the photograph is a handwritten inscription [Arthur Melvin Townsend].
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Sources & collection details
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture — original record ↗
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Catalog reference: 2011.36.10
