Gelatin silver print of a woman, Wilma, leaning on a column

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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 of a woman, identified in the inscription as Wilma, posed leaning on a column. The woman has dark curly, shoulder-length hair. She wears a light-colored short-sleeved dress. She looks straight towards the camera, with her body turned slightly away. Her proper left arm and hip rest lightly on the top edge of a small white column. A spotlight on her face and shoulders creates shadows on the wall behind her. Also visible on the wall is an outlet and light switch, both with dark-colored plates. At the top left corner is the handwritten inscription [7-28-44 / May the best / be yours always. / Sincerely / Wilma]. On the reverse is the inscription [To Helen J.].

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