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Cabinet card of a woman named Mary

ca. 1885

Shelbyville, Bedford 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 cabinet card photograph of a middle-aged woman wearing a dress and lace collar. The bottom left corner is lost. On the back, writing in pencil is faded and difficult to make out.

Catalog date
ca. 1885
Recorded places
Shelbyville, Bedford county, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
Recorded subjects
African American; Photography; Women

Sources & collection details

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Catalog reference: 2011.36.98

Collection: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

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