Name/Title
UNKNOWN OLDER COUPLE IN A GARDENEntry/Object ID
96.7.28.4Description
Color: Black; White
A black and white photograph of an older couple couple in a garden, ca. 1920s. The pair stand at the center and face the camera with the man at the left. He wears a straw hat, collared shirt, tie, three-piece suit with square designs, and shoes. Between his left thumb and index finger he holds a cigar up near the chest, while the right arm is down at the side. Thw woman at the right wears a hat, sweater, knee-length dress which has a bow at the collar, and buckle shoes. Both arms are down at the sides but her left hand is in the sweater's pocket. To the left are bushes and a dirt path. Behind them and to the right are bushes, trees, and two potted plants. At the center of the foreground are tall flower stems. At the left of the background is a tree and bushes. At the bottom of the back is the number, "33," and a stamp that reads, "ANDERSON / Photo Service / EL MONTE." 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; warping; corrosion at the right; and yellowing of the paper, the artifact is in poor condition.
Number-Units: 1Lexicon
LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
GardensSearch Terms
Two-dimensional, Photographs, Anderson Photo Service, Clothing and dress