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Postcard of Ruby, a Pullman maid, with a young girl

1904-1918

Ruby, Stafford County, Virginia, 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 postcard with a black and white image of a woman, identified on the back as "Ruby," wearing a Pullman maid’s uniform and posing with a young girl. Ruby is pictured seated on a chair. She has her right arm on the armrest and her left hand is by her chin. The young girl is standing to her left and has her right arm resting on the chair. Handwritten text on the back of the postcard reads “Ruby VA / Pullman Maid.”

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Catalog reference: 2014.63.63.29

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