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Cabinet card of an unidentified infant in a christening gown seated in a chair

ca. 1900

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 black-and-white photograph of an unidentified infant. The photograph is mounted on dark-colored pasteboard. The child has curly hair and is dressed in a long white Christening gown. He or she is placed in a cloth-covered chair and positioned in front of a painted interior backdrop. The front and back of the mount are blank.

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Catalog reference: 2014.37.28.69

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