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Photograph of Velma Middleton

1937

Smithsonian NMAAHC collection

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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 black-and-white image of Velma Middleton. Middleton is depicted from the shoulders up, against a white background. She is in three-quarters profile and looks towards the right edge of the photograph. She wears diamond-shaped earrings and she shoulders are bare. The photographer's mark is printed in the negative in the bottom right corner and reads, [Stanley Photo. / Phila. Pa.]. There are also additional pencil notations written on the back of the photograph.

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Catalog reference: 2013.46.25.86

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