Cabinet card of Laura Singleton

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 cabinet card photograph featuring a bust-length portrait of Laura Singleton taken by H. F. Hoefle at Mrs. E. R. Piper's Studio in Decatur, IL. Singleton is wearing a dark color top with puffed shoulders. The neckline has an embellished embroidery that goes down the proper left side. Her hair is pulled back and she is wearing earrings. At the bottom margin is printed text about the photography studio [H. F. Hoefle PIPER’S / STUDIO / DECATUR, ILLS.]. On the back, the sitter's name in pencil at top [Laura Singleton] and printed information on the photography studio.

Catalog date

1880s-1891

Recorded places

Decatur, Macon County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America

Recorded subjects

African American; Photography

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