Photograph of Lue Swarz

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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 silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of Lue Swarz. Swarz is depicted from the shoulders up with her head turned towards the right side of the image. Swarz’s face is mostly in shadow with just her proper left cheekbone and forehead visible. She is wearing a light colored, ruffled garment which is also mostly in shadow. She is smiling and her eyes are closed. Centered in the bottom third of the image is an inscription in white ink that reads, [To Sally / one of my best friends; / from Lue Swarz / Feb. 4, 1937]. There are no inscriptions on the back of the image.

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