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Photograph of a group of men and women taken at the Ubangi Club

ca. 1942

New York City, New York, 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 silver gelatin print depicting a sepia toned image of a group of men and women taken at the Ubangi Club. The souvenir photograph is framed in a white decorative folder (2013.46.25.66.2). The image depicts seven (7) women and two (2) men. One (1) man and woman stand on the left side of the image, while the rest are seated in a row. Laura Cathrell is the third person from the right. She is seated with her legs crossed and her hands folded over a dark purse, resting in her lap. She is wearing a white dress and a floral hat. The rest of the women are wearing dresses or skirts and blouses. Many of the women sport half up hairstyles or hats. One of the men is seated to the right of Cathrell.

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Catalog reference: 2013.46.25.66.1

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