HARPO AND UNKNOWN MAN

Photograph

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

HARPO AND UNKNOWN MAN

Entry/Object ID

96.7.83.2

Description

Color: Black; White A black and white photograph of a woman "Harpo" and an unknown man. October 9, 1929. Both sit with the man is at right. He has a mustache and wears a hat, a tie, a sweater vest, a coat, and slacks. His left arm is up against the seat and in his right hand he holds what appears to be bread. On the seat to the right of the man is a coat and a bag. The woman at the right wears a coat with a fur-lined collar and a pleated dress. In her left hand she holds cookies. The latter is identified as "Harpo" in other images. The date is stamped in purple at the bottom of the back along with, "ENAMELO / WEBBS." The image was housed in Agnes Temple's photo 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 light yellowing of the paper, the artifact is in good condition. Number-Units: 1

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Two-dimensional, Photographs, Enamelo, Webbs, Clothing and dress

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Photographs