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Photograph of Mary J. Phillips

1890s

Smithsonian NMAAHC collection

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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 Mary J. Phillips grabbing a horse by the bridle. The sitter and horse appear fenced in by wooden walls. Phillips is wearing a dark color, floor-length skirt with a light color long sleeve shirt. The photograph is backed with cardboard, on the back of which is the sitter's name written in pencil [Mary J. Phillips].

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Catalog reference: 2011.36.131

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