Carte-de-visite of Mr. and Mrs. Townsend

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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 fading deep purple-reddish brown carte-de-visite of a married couple, Mr. and Mrs. Townsend. Rev. Doc Anderson Townsend wears a suit and sits in a chair facing slightly to his left as Mrs. Emma Alice Townsend, wearing a dress, stands with her hand on his shoulder The photograph is on a rectangular mat frame and backing. On the front bottom margin of the photograph is a handwritten inscription [Mr. & Mrs. Townsend].

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