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Photographic print of a woman and man standing in a street

1940s

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 a young woman and a young man. They are posing together outside, standing in a street. The young woman is wearing a dark, knee-length overcoat with corsage and a patterned dress, and she is holding her handbag in her right arm. The young man is wearing a double-breasted suit with a pocket square, and is holding his hat in his left hand. The photograph is taped into a paper mat, and at the bottom right corner is handwritten on the mat is [To Our/ Aunt Eunice/ [scroll]].

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Catalog reference: 2014.75.42

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