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Cabinet card of an unidentified member of the Vass family

1880-1917

Tarboro, Edgecombe County, North Carolina, 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 black and white photograph portrait of a woman with long hair tied back with curls placed over her right shoulder. She is wearing a dark gown with puff sleeves and a white, lace neck ruffle. Black stamps on the bottom left and right corners on the front of the cabinet card read [Alley] and [Tabroro, N.C]. There are no inscriptions or marks, front or back.

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Catalog reference: 2014.94.1

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