Untitled
c. 1917
A gelatin silver snapshot that arranges Bloomsburg pennants, cushions, and personal effects in a bedroom—an attempt to document civic pride and personal identity through a domestic display.
You’re struck by the cluster of pennants and embroidered pillows spelling “Bloomsburg,” the upside‑down tennis rackets, and the dim, ghostly reflection of a woman in the mirror that turns the corner of the room into a private shrine.
A piece of vernacular photography from around 1917, it reveals how everyday snapshots made private rituals of allegiance and women’s domestic self‑presentation visible to history.
Medium
Gelatin silver prints adhered to album page
Dimensions
3 3/8 × 5 1/16" (8.5 × 12.8 cm)
Classification
Department
Credit
Gift of Peter J. Cohen
Accession
869.2010.a-b
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