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Printing Plate of Ruth Toles

September 1948

Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, 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.

Printing plate of Ruth Toles wearing a dark colored dress, gloves and a floral hat. She is smiling and has her right hand extended next to her left shoulder. Her left hand is supporting her right arm's elbow. There is an inscription on the back that reads [Ruth Toles Presents Hat Revue].

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Catalog reference: 2012.18.5.5

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