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Cabinet card of J. C. Duncan

ca. 1900

Newton, Jasper County, Illinois, 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 cabinet card photograph of J. C. Duncan taken by Newton Art Studio in Newton, IL. Duncan is captured from the waist up and is facing to the left. He wears a dark color suit jacket and vest with a tie and a light color shirt. A light color handkerchief is in his proper left pocket. At the bottom margin is printed text with the photography studio information [Newton Art Studio / NEWTON, ILL.]. On the back, the sitter's name handwritten in black ink [Mr. J. C. Duncan / Newton / Ills.].

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Catalog reference: 2011.36.95

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