Name/Title
THOMAS TEMPLE WITH TWO UNKNOWN MENEntry/Object ID
96.7.12.4Description
Color: Black; White
A black and white photograph of Thomas Temple with two unknown men, ca. 1930s. The men stand at the center on a dirt path and face the camera with Temple on the far right. He wears a tie, vest, long-sleeve shirt, and cuffed trousers. He has a gold chain across the breast of the vest; his right hand in his pants pocket; left foot on top of a rock which is on the bottom right; and left hand, in which he holds a cigar, on his left thigh. The man at the center wears a tie, vest, suit jacket, and trousers. He has his left arm down at his side and right hand crossed through the arm of the man on the far left. This man wears a tie; long-sleeve shirt; a belt; trousers; and holds a hat behind his back. Flanking and behind the men are many trees and bushes. At the right of the background is a shingled roof-top. At the center of the back is a stamp that reads, "ANDERSON / Photo Service / EL MONTE." At the bottom right is the number, "1." The photograph was housed in Agnes 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 a slight yellowing of the paper and a light stain on the back, the artifact is in good condition overall.
Number-Units: 1Lexicon
Search Terms
Two-dimensional, Photographs, Anderson Photo Service, Clothing and dress