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MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

Photograph of a woman in a white dress standing next to a chair

late 19th century

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

A cabinet card photograph depicting a sepia toned image of a woman in a white dress standing next to a chair. The chair is on the left side of the photograph. The woman is resting her right hand on the chair. Her left hand is on a cloth covered table.…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.5.2.8
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

Photograph of a woman in a white dress with black ribbons on the left side

late 19th century

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

A cabinet card photograph depicting a sepia toned image of a woman in a white dress with black ribbons along the left side. The dress has a high collar and puffed sleeves. Printed in dark text beneath the photograph is "Collins & Son" and "HUNTSVILLE, / ALA."

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.5.2.15
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

Photograph of a woman sitting with her legs crossed

late 19th century

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

A black-and-white cabinet card photograph of a woman. She is wearing a white dress and dark boots. Her legs are crossed and her hands are resting on her right knee. She also is holding a tambourine. A hat is on a table next to her. Embossed at the bottom…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.61.25
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

Photograph of a woman standing and a woman sitting

late 19th century

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

A cabinet card photograph depicting a black and white image of two young women, possibly sisters. The young woman on the left is sitting and wearing a dark colored dress. The young woman standing next to her wears a light-colored shirt and a dark colored…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.5.2.43
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

Photograph of a woman standing next to a chair and holding a book

late 19th century

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

A sepia toned cabinet card photograph of a woman wearing a dark colored dress. She is standing next to a chair with a fringed bottom. Her right hand rests on the chair back and she is holding white gloves. With her left hand she is holding a book. The…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.61.12
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

Photograph of a woman standing on a porch at Rock Rest Tourist Home

mid 20th century

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

A black-and-white photograph of a woman standing on a porch at Rock Rest Tourist Home. The woman is standing at the corner of the veranda tending to a flower arrangement resting on top of the spindle railing. She is facing the viewer wearing a white, short…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.12.54.7
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

Photograph of a woman standing on the porch of a house

early 20th century

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

This gelatin silver print depicts a black and white image of a woman standing on the porch of a house. The entire home is visible in the photo. The woman is standing on the front porch and is wearing a long-sleeve dress. She is looking directly at the…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.37.35.25
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

Photograph of a woman wearing a dark colored dress

late 19th century

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

A cabinet card photograph depicting a sepia toned image of a woman wearing a dark colored dress. The dress has a high collar, pleated front and puffed sleeves. The woman is not looking at the camera. Printed text below the picture reads "Collins & Son,"…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.5.2.5
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

Photograph of a woman wearing a dark colored dress

late 19th century

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

A cabinet card photograph depicting a sepia toned image of a woman wearing a black, high collared dress. A broach is on the front below the collar. The image has a preprinted stock background and appears on a printed scroll with plants behind it. The back…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.5.2.7
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

Photograph of a woman wearing a dark colored dress

late 19th century

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

A cabinet card photograph depicting a sepia toned image of a woman wearing a dark colored dress. The dress has puffed sleeves and bows down the center. Printed beneath the image is "Collins Photo" and HUNTSVILLE, / ALA." The photograph has a faded…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.5.2.9
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

Photograph of a woman wearing a dark colored dress and glasses

late 19th century

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

A cabinet card photograph depicting a black and white image of a woman wearing a dark colored dress and glasses. The dress has a high collar and puffed sleeves. A broach in a round ornate design is at the center of the collar. The back of the photograph is…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.5.2.10
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

Photograph of a woman wearing a dress decorated with lace

late 19th century

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

A cabinet card photograph depicting a black and white image of a woman wearing a dark colored dress with white lace on the collar and on each breast. The buttons of the dress are white and she is wearing a white hat. Imprinted in the bottom right corner of…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.5.2.14
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

Photograph of a woman wearing a white dress

late 19th century

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

A cabinet card photograph depicting a black and white image of a woman wearing a white dress with a high, dark colored collar. The collar has a cross attached to it at front. Imprinted on the bottom right corner of the card is “[illegible]llins & Son /…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.5.2.3
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

Photograph of a woman wearing a white dress

late 19th century

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

A cabinet card photograph depicting a black and white image of a woman wearing a white dress. The dress has a high collar and puffed shoulders. The woman is looking to the side of the photograph. Imprinted on the bottom of the card at center is “Anderson…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.5.2.4
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

Photograph of a woman wearing a white dress

late 19th century

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

A cabinet card photograph depicting a sepia toned image of a woman wearing a white dress with a high collar. The woman is pictured from the waist up. She is looking directly at the camera. Text printed below the picture reads “Collins & Son," and…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.5.2.6
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

Photograph of a woman wearing a white dress sitting in a chair

1890s

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

A black-and-white cabinet card photograph of a woman seated in a wooden chair. She is wearing a white dress and a white, floral hat. Her right arm is resting on her lap. She is holding a handkerchief and has a wedding ring. Her head is leaning against her…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.61.20
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

Photograph of a wooden building

1925

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

A black-and-white photograph of a wooden house with a porch and a brick chimney. The top of a wood fence is visible in the foreground. On back, a Dawson A black-and-white photograph of a wooden house developed by Dawson Kraft Shop in Columbia, Tennessee.…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.36.68.3
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

Photograph of a wooden house

1925

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

A black-and-white photograph of a wooden house with an assortment of four buckets hanging on the side of the house. On top of the roof, to the left, is a chimney. There are two visible windows flanking an entrance into the house. A faded “X” is visible in…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.36.68.5
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

Photograph of a young couple, Addie and Will Payne, in Texas

ca. 1920s

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

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…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2019.28.40
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

Photograph of a young man with two dogs

1940

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of a young man with two (2) dogs. The boy is crouched on a sidewalk petting a medium sized, white dog beside him. He also has a small, dark dog in front of him. The boy is wearing a white collared…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.46.25.258
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

Photograph of a young woman in a dark dress

1881-1900

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

A cabinet card photograph portrait depicting a young woman in a dark dress with puffed sleeves. She is pictured standing in front of a painted studio backdrop, with her proper right hand resting on the back of a chair. Printed on the card below the…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.5.2.61
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

Photograph of a young woman wearing a black dress

late 19th century

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

A cabinet card photograph depicting a sepia toned image of a young woman wearing a black dress. The portrait shows the woman from the waist up. The dress she is wearing has a high pleated collar with pleated sleeves. A white flower is on her left shoulder.…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.5.2.2
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

Photograph of a young woman wearing a white dress with a dark colored collar

late 19th century

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

A cabinet card photograph depicting a sepia toned image of a young woman wearing a white dress with a dark colored collar. The woman is looking directly at the camera. Imprinted in the bottom left corner of the card is “Anderson / Webb / HUNTSVILLE / ALA.”…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.5.2.20
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

Photograph of African Americans being detained during the Tulsa Race Massacre

1921

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

A black-and-white photograph of a column of African American men with hands raised in surrender, being led into a building. A crowd of white men, several wielding long guns, stand on either side. The photograph is bent at top left corner and fused to…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2019.95.4
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