AGNES TEMPLE AND AN UNKNOWN WOMAN AT A BORDER CROSSING
Entry/Object ID
96.7.9.5
Description
AGNES TEMPLE AND AN UNKNOWN WOMAN AT A BORDER CROSSING
Color: Black; White
A black and white photograph of Agnes Temple and an unknown woman at a border crossing, ca. 1930s. The woman stands at the center with her face turned to the camera and with a purse under her left arm. She wears a hat, gloves, fur-lined coat, and a dress. Temple stands at the far left looking into the window of a wood booth with her back to the camera. She wears a hat and a fur-lined coat. To the left of her feet is a suitcase. Scattered in the background are several men in hats and automibiles. At the left of the background is a structure with a sign at the top that reads, "UNITED STATES." Behind this is another building with the word, "INTERNATIONAL." To the right are many powerlines and hills. On the center of the back is a stamp with the word, "VELOX." The photograph was housed in Temple's album which is item 96.7.94.1 along with many other photographs which span 96.7.1.1-.93.1. Contact sheets 2000.159.1.1-.8 show the original positioning of the images within the album. With only a slight yellowing of the paper, the artifact is in good condition.
Number-Units: 1
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Search Terms
Two-dimensional, Photographs, Clothing and dress, Borderlands, United States-Mexico
