The children’s choir of Shiloh Baptist Church, Washington, D.C., 1998

Object Details

Photograph by

Jason Miccolo Johnson, American

Subject of

Shiloh Baptist Church of Washington, DC, American, founded 1804

Unidentified Child or Children

Description

A black-and-white photograph of children singing. Two girls and a boy are in the front row looking up at a person’s hands at the top of the image. Additional children can be seen behind them. They are all dressed in white and dark colored clothes. No inscriptions on the front or back.

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Jason Miccolo Johnson

1998; printed 2012

Object number

2012.144.3

Restrictions & Rights

© Jason Miccolo Johnson

Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

Type

gelatin silver prints

portraits

Medium

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions

H x W (sheet): 19 7/8 x 15 7/8 in. (50.5 x 40.3 cm)

H x W (image): 18 5/8 x 12 1/2 in. (47.3 x 31.8 cm)

Place captured

Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification

Photographs and Still Images

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Topic

African American

Baptist

Children

Local and regional

Photography

Religion

Singers (Musicians)

The Black Church

Worship services

Record ID

nmaahc_2012.144.3

Metadata Usage (text)

CC0

GUID (Link to Original Record)

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd569b56723-25ad-4cb7-8b15-d7eac62125db