Young woman receives her voter registration card, Fayette County, TN

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Object Details

Date
1960
Created by
Dr. Ernest C. Withers, American, 1922 - 2007
Subject of
Reecie Hunter Malone, American
Unidentified Woman or Women
Description
A black-and-white photo of Reecie Hunter Malone holding a voter registration card. Malone is holding the card above eye level with her left hand. Another woman is shown in the foreground with a paper in her left hand.
Place depicted
Fayette County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
Topic
African American
Photography
Suffrage
U.S. History, 1953-1961
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Movement
Civil Rights Movement
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2009.16.5
Type
gelatin silver prints
portraits
Restrictions & Rights
© Ernest C. WithersTrust
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W: 19 9/16 × 15 15/16 in. (49.7 × 40.5 cm)
Metadata Usage
CC0
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd583aef23f-1773-4088-8935-7b0f41e6d43b
Record ID
nmaahc_2009.16.5