Miss Mary in her kitchen on Edisto Island

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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.

This gelatin silver print depicts a black and white image of a woman named Missy Mary in her kitchen. She is wearing a dark sleeveless top and a patterned skirt. She is sitting in a chair with her legs crossed at the ankles and her palms resting flat against her thighs. Her body is facing the table one the left side of the picture but her head is turned slightly to the left facing the camera. There are no inscirptions, front or back.

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