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Indoor Portrait of "Diamond Teeth" Mary

1948 - 1970s

Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi, United States

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Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A black-and-white portrait of “Diamond Teeth” Mary standing in front of cake. She is wearing a dress and is adorned with a crown, long earrings, a necklace, and a bracelet on her left hand. Her right hand is bent behind her back and her left hand posed at her hip.

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Catalog reference: 2007.1.69.15.55.D

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