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Title
Studio portrait of an African American woman in bathing costume
Creator
Haden, J. C
Seaside Studios
Contributor
Turner, Steve (Art dealer)
Date Created and/or Issued
approximately 1910
Contributing Institution
UC San Diego, Special Collections and Archives
Collection
Steve Turner Collection of African-Americana
Rights Information
Public domain
Constraint(s) on Use: This work may be used without prior permission.
Use: This work is available from the UC San Diego Library. This digital copy of the work is intended to support research, teaching, and private study.
Description
Unused sepia bathing beauty style studio portrait of an African American woman lying prone with her chin resting on her hand's interlaced fingers. Behind her is a backdrop of waves breaking on the beach with a glimpse of a structure, possibly a pier, in the background. Verso of card has standard postcard pre-printed information, along with photo studio name and address
Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/sca)
Still image
"Seaside Studio, J. C. Haden, Prop. 225 Pike, Long Beach, Cal."
Long Beach, California :, Seaside Studios
Type
image
Format
1 postcard : illustration, portrait ; 9 x 14 cm
Identifier
ark:/20775/bb85069011
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Bathing suits
African American women
Pictorial works
Portraits
Long Beach (California)
California
Place
Long Beach (California)
California

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