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Photograph of Sister Joanna P. Moore

June 16, 1909

Nashville, Davidson 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 Sister Joanna P. Moore taken by Thuss Photography in Nashville, Tennessee. Sister Moore is posed straight forward. She has dark color clothing with buttons in the middle and a light color frill around the collar. Her hair is pulled back and she is wearing glasses. The photograph has an oval mat frame and backing. At the front bottom center is text [Thuss / NASHVILLE]. On the back, a handwritten note from Sister Moore to Laura Rhodes in pencil: [Laura [underlined] Rhodes [underlined] / From Sister Moore / because she loves / Sister Rhodes / "Love one another" / June 16, 1909 / Phil 2:12-16].

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Catalog reference: 2011.36.143

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