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Portrait of G.H. Brooks with a cigar

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A studio portrait of G.H. Brooks wearing a bowler hat tipped to the right, a bow tie, an overcoat held open on the right by his hand in the pocket of his pants, a buttoned vest with a watch chain spanning the front and a suit jacket. He holds a cigar in his left hand. The color that forms the edging on the photograph is sculpted.
Date Published
1918
1923
Subjects
African American men
Cigarette smokers
Cigars
Time Periods
1911-1920
1921-1930
Notes

No date; likely between 1918 and 1924

Picture postcard. Handwritten on back, "G. H. Brooks, 418 No 2nd, bust, H. Black, E. D. Brown, O. coat and tie black, pants L. grey. Mustache black." AZO is printed around the stamp box and four triangles are in the corners of the stamp box; two triangles facing up; two triangles facing down.

Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

Extent Of Original
1 photograph : black and white print ; 14 x 9 cm
Member of
Dolores Hobley Collection
Source File
umkc_lsc_hobley_photo-261.tif
Genres
Gelatin silver prints
Black & white photographs
Photographic postcards
Portrait photographs
Types
photographs
Physical Location
LaBudde Special Collections
Rights
Copyright Undetermined
All collection images may be freely searched and displayed. Permission must be received for subsequent use and/or distribution in print or electronically. Please contact LaBudde Special Collections at specialcollections@umkc.edu for more information.
Rights
Copyright Undetermined
All collection images may be freely searched and displayed. Permission must be received for subsequent use and/or distribution in print or electronically. Please contact LaBudde Special Collections at specialcollections@umkc.edu for more information.

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