Visitors at the Tomb

Containers:

Drawer Flat files

Creator:

Walker, Lewis E. (Lewis Emory), 1822-1880

Extent:

3 Photographic Prints

Language:

English .

Physical description:

Albumen print mounted to cardboard. View of the southwest corner of the tomb. Nine people stand and pose near the tomb entrance most notably is an unidentified man holding a hat and handkerchief and an African-American man holding onto the iron railing near one of the obelisks. The remaining visitors, which mostly appear to be African-American, include four women, two men and a child. Part of a series of three photographs taken the same day.

Dimensions:

Overall cardboard mount: 15 1/2 in x 11 3/4 in. Photograph: 12 7/8 in. x 9 1/2 in.

Related material:

See other photographs taken as part of series: 2019-VR-017.001 and 2019-VR-017.002

Subjects:

Washington, George, 1732-1799 -- Tomb
Photographs
Albumen prints

Names:

Walker, Lewis E. (Lewis Emory), 1822-1880

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