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Photograph of a seated couple

1930-1960

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America

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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.

Sepia toned black and white photograph of Mae Reeves' Aunt Savannah and Uncle Chester found in the file box 2010.6.33.1 from Mae's Millinery Shop. The couple is seated on a bench facing the camera. Chester sits on the left and wears a suit, holding a hat on his knee. Savanna sits on the write wearing a fur-collared coat with her ankles crossed. The photograph is creased and there is writing in ink as well as the remains of adhesive on the back.

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Catalog reference: 2010.6.33.9

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