Print, Photographic

Name/Title

Print, Photographic

Entry/Object ID

53.16.61

Description

Watermelon Social Gathering. Material: paper. Size: 2 1/2" x 4 1/4". Description: black and white outdoor photograph of a group of men and boys, many holding or eating watermelons; one woman poses holding a toy truck; all of the young boys seated in front row hold slices of watermelon. Handwritten on back of photograph: "Ruth."

Context

From the Carl Henry Broscoff and Ruth Violet (Wobschall) Broscoff Estate. Watermelon contests have been a social activity for many decades.

Cataloged By

Legacy Photo Import

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Create Date

February 28, 2017

Update Date

November 21, 2024