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Photograph of an unidentified woman

ca. 1915

Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, 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 card photograph of an unknown woman taken by Lay Brothers Photography in Nashville, Tennessee. She captured from the chest up and her body is turned to the left. She is wearing a light color shirt or dress with earrings. Her hair is gathered in a short bun. The photograph has an oval mat frame and backing. The front, bottom right corner is stamped with [Lay / NASHVILLE, TENN.]. On the back at top center is a handwritten inscription in pencil [Sublett].

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Catalog reference: 2011.36.155

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