Photograph of Theodore Watson

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of Theodore Watson. Watson is depicted from the chest up, against a dark background. He is seated with his proper right shoulder held slightly forward and his head turned towards the viewer. He is wearing a medium toned suit, button down shirt, and a dark toned tie. He is also wearing a light colored Stetson hat with a dark band around the crown. The hat is slightly tilted on his head. The photographer's mark, printed in the negative, in the bottom left corner reads, [H. BatteLLe / N.Y.C.]. On the subject’s proper right shoulder is a handwritten inscription in black ink that reads, [proof]. In the center of the top border of the photograph is a second inscription in black ink that reads, [#2[?]]. There are no inscriptions on the back of the photograph.

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