A black and white photograph of a toddler buried from the chest down in dirt, ca. 1920s

Photograph

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

A black and white photograph of a toddler buried from the chest down in dirt, ca. 1920s

Entry/Object ID

2021.3.6.174

Description

A black and white photograph of a toddler buried from the chest down in dirt, ca. 1920s. The young boy wears a bathing suit. He is buried in dirt from the chest down. He looks at the camera and squints most likely due to the sun as he has his right arm strectched while he points to the camera with his other hand. Behind the toddler is a side of a mound of grass, twigs, and dirt with shrubbery visible at the top of the image. With minor abrasion damage along the edge, fading, heavy soiling on the reverse, it is in fair condition.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects