Collection:
Juneau—Douglas City Museum
Object ID:
2013.11.0219 A—HH
Accession#:
2013.11
Credit Line:
Donated by Susan Derrera.
Object Name:
Negative, Film
Title:
5/1/54 Mayo
Photographer:
Alexander, Joseph
Place:
Juneau, Alaska
Date:
May 1, 1954
Year Range from:
1954
Year Range to:
1954
Description:
A: Envelope to hold negatives. Labeled: "5/1/54 Mayo".
B: Negative in vertical view of a little girl in a mesh—textured dress sitting on a short cushioned ottoman with wooden legs. She is facing the right of the image, with her legs dangling over the right edge of the ottoman. There are what appear to be wires or cables on the floor behind the ottoman. Her hands are folded in her lap.
C: Negative in vertical view of the same girl and ottoman, this time with the girl standing on top of the cushioned ottoman seat. She is still facing toward the right of the image, hands slightly outstretched in front of her.
D: Negative in vertical view of the same girl, this time sitting on a piece of furniture which appears to be a chair with adjoining desk. She sits on the desk with her legs crossed dangling onto the cushioned seat of the chair. Her body is oriented slightly toward the right, as is her gaze.
E: Negative in vertical view of the same girl, again seated on the ottoman. Again her body is oriented completely toward the right, along with her eyeline.
F: Negative in vertical view of the same girl still seated on the ottoman, body oriented to the right. Her gaze this time is slightly turned toward the camera, but still to its right. She smiles, and it appears her legs are moving due to the blur effect.
G: Negative in vertical view of the same girl again seated on the desk of the desk/chair combination pice. Her body is oriented toward the right, but she looks directly at the camera.
H: Negative in vertical view of the same girl on the ottoman, again standing on the cushioned seat. This time her body is oriented toward the camera, hands folded at her chest, but her gaze is off to the right of the image.
I: Negative in vertical view of the same girl, sitting on the desk/chair. The image is zoomed a bit, so only desk portion and back of the chair are visible. The girl gazes right at the camera.
J: Negative in vertical view of the same girl, sitting on the ottoman, facing directly ahead of her into the camera. Her right leg is folded over her left, outstretched in front of her, and she has her palms down on the cushion at either side of her.
K: Negative in vertical view of the same girl sitting upon the ottoman, body oriented forward. Her heads, however, is turned slightly to the right of ther image. Her hands are folded in her lap, and her right leg is folded over her left, outstretched in front of her.
L: Negative in vertical view of the same girl, sitting on the desk/chair, body oriented frontward, but gaze directed toward the right of the image. Her left hand is raised in a loose fist, and in her right hand she holds a small box with a handle on the lid.
M: Negative in vertical view of the same girl, sitting on the desk/chair, facing forward and looking into the camera. She wears a bonnet on her head and holds the box from the previous negative in her lap. It is transluscent with indiscernable objects inside.
N: Negative in vertical view of the same girl, sitting on the desk/chair. This time the camera is oriented differently, showing the back side of the chair and the girl's right side. She gazes slightly right past the camera, sitll holding the box in her lap.
O: Negative in vertical view of the same girl, again standing on top of the cushioned ottoman, body oriented to the right of the image and facing that way. Her hands are folded in front of her at her waist.
P: Negative in vertical view of the same girl, seated atop the desk part of the desk/chair. She is again wearing the bonnet and holding the transluscent box in her lap. She faces the camera with her body oriented toward the left of the image.
Q: Negative in vertical view of the same girl, seated atop the desk part of the desk/chair. The camera's position has shifted, and the back side of the chair and the girl's left side are featured. She no longer wears the bonnet, but still holds the box.
R: Negative in vertical view of the same girl, seated atop the desk/chair, again seen from the front. She is again wearing the bonnet, holding the box in her right hand and touching the edge of the desk with her left. She faces the camera directly, smiling.
S: Negative in vertical view of the same girl, seated atop the desk/chair, seen from the front. She is no longer wearing the bonnet, but her hands are positioned identically to the previous negative. She looks toward the right side of the image, smiling.
T: Negative in vertical view of the same girl, seated atop the desk/chair, this time with an adult woman busying herself with the girl's hair. The woman wears a blouse and long skirt. The girl faces the camera, waving.
U: Negative in vertical view of a family, including the girl, with her parents and a slightly older brother. The father stands at the left side of the image, clad in a suit and tie, and the mother at the right side, dressed in a dotted and collared dress. The girl and her brother stand on the cushioned ottoman between them, her brother at her right and wearing a collared shirt and bowtie.
V: Negative in vertical view of the same family, positioned identically except for the children, whose spots have been reversed. The girl's hands are outstretched in front of her.
W: Negative in vertical view of the same family, positioned identically, except for the mother's arm around her son.
X: Negative in vertical view of the same family positioned identically to the previous negative.
Y: Negative in vertical view of the same family, with the positions of the mother and father reversed.
Z: Negative in vertical view of the same family, with the positions of the mother and father reversed again.
AA: Negative in vertical view of the same family, with the positions of the mother and father reversed yet again.
BB: Negative in vertical view of the same family, positioned identically to the previous negative. The young girl's hands may have been in motion, due to the blur effect.
CC: Negative in vertical view of the same family, positioned identically to the previous negative.
DD: Negative in vertical view of the same family, positioned identically to the previous negative.
EE: Negative in horizontal view of the same family, seated together on a couch in an interior living room—type setting. The father and mother sit next to one another toward the middle, with a child on either side. A bookshelf stands at the right of the image, and a side table with a lamp at the left.
FF: Negative in horizontal view of the same family, positioned identically in the same interior setting.
GG: Negative in horizontal view of the same family, positioned identically in the same interior setting.
HH: Negative in horizontal view of the same family, positioned identically in the same interior setting.
People:
Alexander, Joseph
Derrera, Susan
Mayo, Al
Mayo, Annette
Mayo, Antoinette
Mayo, Margaret
Mayo, Ronald
Search Terms:
Portrait
Family
Childhood