Photograph of Laura Cathrell

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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 Laura Cathrell in costume. Cathrell is centrally depicted performing on a stage with several female performers around her. Cathrell is wearing a light colored dress with ruffled short sleeves and a short, tiered, ruffled skirt. She is standing in front of a microphone. Her proper left arm is bent and her fingers are curled downwards. Two (2) female performers are wearing identical costumes that include white, short sleeve shirts with dark, peter pan collars and dark, short overalls. The female performer kneeling in the bottom right quadrant of the image is wearing a long, light colored nightgown and has a large bow in her hair. Behind Cathrell is an abstract cutout of a human figure. In the foreground, the back of two (2) audience member's heads are visible.

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