Object number:
2000.1.1042
Object name:
photograph
Date made:
April 18, 1957
Material / Technique:
gelatin silver
Dimensions:
H: 10 in, W: 8 in
Credit line:
The Oakland Tribune Collection, the Oakland Museum of California. Gift of ANG Newspapers.
Copyright status:
In Copyright
Copyright holder:
Oakland Museum of California
Content description:
Per the notation on the back of thephoto, this is a photo of Mr. & Mrs. George H. Raitt dressed respectively as Captain John Smith and Pocahontas. The Raitts are posed in front of a paneled wood wall, she in a sitting position on the floor, he in a half kneeling postion. Since there are many opther photos in this series, it is logical to assume the scene is at a party. Pocahontas is wearing a fringed dress. Captain Smith is wearing a three cornered hat, knickers, and white stockings.
Concepts:
party; costume
Persons:
John Smith; Pocahontas
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