A black-and-white photograph of Corporal Lawrence Leslie McVey in a brown holder. The brown tri-fold holder folds over the middle section on both sides with an embossed cameo of a woman on the right outer panel. The woman's portrait is facing right and surrounded by an outer circle with roses. The middle panel has an additional layer of brown paper with a scalloped edge. The photograph of McVey is adhered underneath the brown paper with a brown border. McVey is seated, wearing a suit and bowtie with his legs crossed and his hands resting on his knee. Underneath the photograph is the photographer's mark embossed, [White / Galveston, Tex.]. The back is blank.
| Date | ca. 1915 |
| Created by | Unidentified |
| Subject of | Cpl. Lawrence Leslie McVey, Sr., American, 1897 - 1968 |
| Place made | Galveston, Texas, United States, North and Central America |
| Medium | silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper with paper |
| Dimensions | unfolded: 8 5/16 x 8 1/8 in. (21.1 x 20.6 cm) |
| Dimensions | folded: 8 5/16 x 3 3/8 in. (21.1 x 8.6 cm) |
| Credit Line | Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Gina R. McVey, Granddaughter |
| Object number | 2011.108.15 |
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