Photographic plate for the April 1937 edition of The Show-Down Magazine

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A photographic plate for page 10 of the April 1937 edition of The Show-Down Magazine with three (3) photographs of Alice Key. The photographs are adhered to a cardboard backing. On the front and back of the plate are handwritten notations in pencil. 2013.46.25.262a A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of Alice Key. Key is depicted facing the viewer, sitting on an armchair with rounded arms. She is resting both of her elbows on the armrests and her proper right leg is crossed over her proper left leg. There is a magazine resting in her lap and she is holding the edge of it with her proper right hand and looking down as if reading it. Her proper left hand is resting at her throat. She is wearing a floral pattern blouse and a long, satiny, black skirt. Next to her is a round end table with two (2) books placed on top.

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