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Photographic print of Joseph S. Williams sitting on a chair, right leg crossed

1910s-1920s

Smithsonian NMAAHC collection

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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 black-and-white portrait-style photograph of Joseph Scipio Williams sitting in a wooden chair. Williams is wearing a three-piece suit with shirt and tie, hat and boots. He is sitting with his right leg crossed so that his right foot is resting on his left knee. The photograph has been hand-cut into elongated hexagon.

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Catalog reference: 2014.75.102

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