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Photograph of J. C. Mapp, W. A. Townsend, and Mrs. E. W. D. Isaac Jr. on stairs

1936

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 photograph of two women standing and one woman sitting on steps. In the background, between the two women standing, is a man. The heads of the two standing women are not visible but are identified on the back of the photograph as and Willa A. Townsend and Minnie M. Isaac-Harris. Each woman is holding a bouquet of flowers while the one on the right holds two bags, the one on the proper left with text [NAS-]. The woman sitting is Jessie C. Mapp, who is holding a bouquet of light colored flowers with her right hand and holding hats with her left arm. On the back, the names of the women are written in cursive with pencil, [Mrs. J. C. Mapp / Mrs. W. a. Townsend / Mrs. E. W. D Isaac, Jr.

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Catalog reference: 2011.36.26

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