TWO UNIDENTIFIED WOMEN

Photograph

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

TWO UNIDENTIFIED WOMEN

Entry/Object ID

96.7.27.1

Description

Color: Black; White A black and white photograph of two unknown women, ca. 1920s. The pair stand at the center on the front walk of a home. The woman at the left wears pearls and a sleeveless flower-pattern dress which is pleaded at the bottom. She has her left arm around the woman at the right who wears a sleeveless plaid dress which is also pleaded at the bottom. She has her left arm behind her back and the right around the latter woman. Both look and smile at the camera. To the left are hedges and at the center of the background is the front porch of a bungalow. The porch has a wood floor and at the back of it is a screen door. Part of the home's pitched roof is at the top. At the top of the back is a stamp with the words, "ANDERSON / Photo Service / EL MONTE." At the bottom left corner is the number, "12." 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 water damage, deep stains at the top, and a tear on the top left corner, the artifact is in poor condition. Number-Units: 1

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Bungalows, Porches, Dwellings

Search Terms

Two-dimensional, Photographs, Anderson Photo Service, Clothing and dress

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Photographs