Title

Photograph of a young couple in Texas, ca. 1920s. Creator: Unknown.

Caption

A gelatin silver photograph of a young woman holding a pistol. Seated on the grass by a mature tree, a man and woman, both wearing brimmed hats, are captured leaning against one another. The woman wears a long bright dress and a bow at the neck, while holding a pistol in her proper right hand, pointing towards the tree. The man with her rests his proper left hand inside the crook of her elbow. He wears a neckerchief, a single breasted jacket, dark trousers and heeled boots. The back of the photograph’s plain mount has handwritten inscriptions written in graphite: [Will Payne / addie Payne / at home / at home Texas].

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Reference

HRM21A78_239

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

93,6Mb (4,5Mb) / 20,9in x 17,4in / 6261 x 5226 (300dpi)

Keywords

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