Photograph of Till and Esther in a field
- Title:
- Photograph of Till and Esther in a field
- Collection:
- Introduction to Photography Collections at Cornell
- Set:
- Inequality and legacies of discrimination
- Creator:
- Unknown
- Creation Date:
- 1930s
- ID Number:
- REX028_009.003
- Collection Number:
- 7675
- File Name:
- REX028_009.003.tif
- Work Type:
- Photograph
- Materials/Techniques:
- gelatin silver prints
- Subject:
- Lesbian couples
LGBTQ romance representation - Description:
- Snapshot of two light skinned women with bobbed hair passionately kissing in a field. The two are seated on the ground next to each other, both wearing knee-length skirts with matching jackets and patterned shirts. They are slightly blurred with motion, and the woman on the left is grasping the other woman to her about the ribs. There are trees behind them and a thin wire fence.
- Notes:
- Small, intimate snapshot album of Till and Esther. Twenty-one photographs chronicle their relationship beginning with their high school graduation pictures. Seven photographs feature the two women together, one in a passionate kiss. Early pictures show them in skirts and dresses, while later pictures show them in pants and baggy shirts. Other people in the photographs include two men, possibly Hilma's brothers, one of whom was named Matthew; and Hilma with her and Ralph Tweedie's daughter, Marilyn, as a baby. Also included is a 7x9 1/2" photograph portrait, probably of Esther, 5 loose photographs, and 1 negative.
- Cite As:
- 1930s Michigan Lesbian Snapshot Album, #7675. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library., n.d.
- Repository:
- Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
- Archival Collection:
- 1930s Michigan lesbian snapshot album
- Format:
- Image
- Rights:
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