Photograph of Eunice Cook inspecting a jail cell at Centre Avenue police station

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A black and white photograph of Eunice Cook inspecting a bed at Centre Avenue police station. Cook is wearing a pencil skirt, matching blazer, and large-brimmed hat. She stands next to a bed and pulls up the sheets from the end of the mattress. The camera angle is from the exterior of the room so that the wall and open door are visible; both wall and door have cutouts with metal bars fitted into the empty spaces. The back of the photograph has a barcode sticker and a yellow circle sticker at center.

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