Museum object · Photographs and Still Images
Colorized photo of Mae Reeves & her son Sonny
ca. 1965
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
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.
Colorized photo of Mae Reeves and likely her son, William "Sonny" Mincey Jr. wearing an Army Sergeant's dress uniform. Mae wears a white dress with silk bodice and large floral decorations on the skirt. She also wears a dark cloth on her forearm and hand.
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Catalog reference: 2010.6.207
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