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Photograph of a woman standing next to a chair and holding a book

late 19th century

Yankton, Yankton County, South Dakota, United States, North and Central America

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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.

A sepia toned cabinet card photograph of a woman wearing a dark colored dress. She is standing next to a chair with a fringed bottom. Her right hand rests on the chair back and she is holding white gloves. With her left hand she is holding a book. The photograph is adhered to green cardstock. Printed on the cardstock is “L. Janousek,” “LJ,” and “Yankton [----?]. There are no inscriptions on the back.

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Catalog reference: 2014.61.12

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