Skip to content

Museum object · Photographs and Still Images

Photograph of a family posing in front of a house

early 20th century

United States, North and Central America

Source image for Photograph of a family posing in front of a houseLoading image…
Visit the source record ↗

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 sepia tone photograph of a family posing in front of a house. The two women, one man, two teenage girls, and a boy are depicted in three rows. At the front, seated in a matched pair of high back wooden chairs, is a woman and a teenage girl. Both the woman and the girl are wearing white blouses and light tone, long skirts. They are both facing the viewer and are seated with their hands folded in their laps. The teenage girl on the left, has her hair side parted, pulled back, and secured with a black ribbon headband. The woman on the right is wearing a graduated, collar length, pearl necklace. She has her hair side parted and pulled back into a loose knot at the back. Standing in the second row behind them is a man and another teenage girl.

Sources & collection details

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture — original record ↗

Source collection ↗

Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13

Catalog reference: 2021.13.10

Continue exploring Series 1

Arts, Music & Culture →Everyday Life & Community →

Explore all Series 1 cards →