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Chromogenic print of two women sitting and one woman standing behind them

1975-1985

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 color photograph of three (3) women. Two women are seated at what appears to be a picnic table, and one is standing behind them with her hands resting on the chair backs. All of the women are smiling. In the background, another long table and folding chairs can be seen. All of the women are wearing name tags. The women are identified on the photograph with names handwritten in blue ink both on the front and the back of the photograph; the woman at proper left is Wilhelmina Guess, the woman at center (seated) is Tennessee Washington, and the woman behind Washington (standing) is Adele Gibbs. The photograph has curved corners.

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Catalog reference: 2014.75.55

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