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negatives

Studio Portrait of a Woman, Studio Portrait of a Toddler, Diptych

1948 - 1970s

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Studio Portrait of a Woman Sitting, Studio Portrait of a Toddler Sitting on a Stool, Diptych.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.1.69.11.41.C
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negatives

Studio Portrait of a Woman with a Girl and Boy

1948 - 1970s

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Studio Portrait of a Woman Sitting on a Sofa, A Girl Seated on her Lap and a Boy Standing.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.1.69.15.59.C
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negatives

Studio Portrait of a Women Sitting

1948 - 1970s

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Studio Portrait of a Women Sitting.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.1.69.8.29.A
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

Studio portrait of a young girl

1960 - 1970s

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A color photograph of a little girl. She is wearing two blue bows in her hair and a blue garment with a white floral patterned collar and top half. She is seated in front of a red wall and has pigtails.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.137.25.7
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Photographs and Still Images

Studio portrait of a young girl in First Communion dress

1948 - 1970s

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A black-and-white photograph of a young girl. She is wearing a First Communion outfit: a veil, light dress with a train and light gloves. In her hands is a book with flowers on top. She is standing on a wooden bench.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.137.18.25
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MUSEUM OBJECT
negatives

Studio portrait of a young girl with a doll

1948 - 1970s

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A black-and-white film negative featuring the image of a young girl, sitting on a stool, holding a doll. She is wearing a patterned dress, white socks and black mary jane shoes.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.1.69.21.76.C
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Photographs and Still Images

Studio portrait of a young man in a cowboy hat

1948 - 1970s

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The man is positioned closest to the right frame of the photograph. His torso is slightly slouched while the black cowboy hat sits on the crown of his head. He wears a black button-down shirt with diamond shaped buttons down the front and on his lapel…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.137.6.4
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

Studio portrait of a young man in U.S. Army uniform

1948 - 1970s

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The portrait frames this soldier at the width of his shoulders, just below the lapels of his uniform, and slightly above his head. His ACU nametape reads "LITTLEJOHN" and his ACU branch tape reads "U.S. ARMY". Littlejohn wears thick-rimmed black glasses…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.137.6.1
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