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Photograph of Lucile Blanche Pennington

late 19th-early 20th century

Winchester, Franklin County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America

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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 the baby Lucile Blanche Pennington taken by the Staley Bros. in Winchester, Tennessee. The baby is sitting in a floral chair and is covered in a large, stripped blanket or scarf while wearing a dark color wide off-the-shoulder neckline. The photograph is backed with cardboard that has serrated edges. On back at top, the name of the sitter in pencil [Lucile Blanche / Pennington].

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Catalog reference: 2011.36.122

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