Bertha on an Edisto Island front porch

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.

This gelatin silver print depicts a black and white image of a woman named Bertha seated in a chair. She is wearing a knitted sweater and a bandana on her head. Her hands are folded and resting on her lap. She is seated outside and a small portion of a window frame and siding is visible behind her. There are no inscriptions, front or back.

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