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Photograph of Joel and Mae Reeves in Mae's Millinery Shop

ca. 1953

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.

A black-and-white photograph of Joel and Mae Reeves posing with a number of hats. Joel stands to the right of Mae and wears a dark suit with a bowtie and holds a cigarette in his right hand. Mae wears a dark dress with a large floral decoration below her left shoulder. The are both holding a broad brimmed dark felt hat and looking at the camera. A vanity with mirror sits behind Joel and a tall hat stand sits next to Mae, also holding several hats.

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Catalog reference: 2010.6.46.1

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