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Photograph of the Cosmopolitan Tennis Club women's doubles champions

ca. 1945

Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

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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 two unidentified women. The women are doubles champions and are standing at the center of a court at the Cosmopolitan Tennis Club. The woman to the left has her hand resting on the net and is wearing a visor, a cropped top and skirt. The woman to the right has one hand on the other woman's shoulder and one hand at her side holding a racquet. She is wearing a dress. Buildings are visible in the background of the photograph. The back of the photograph has a stamp in black ink that reads: [904E] and an inscription describing the photograph's subject.

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Catalog reference: 2015.205.19

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