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Beatrice Ferguson, 97

1991

Washington, District of Columbia, 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 photo of Beatrice Ferguson is standing in a yard. She is wearing a short sleeve dress that goes to below the knees. It is a darker color and has white "O" shapes all over the dress. There is a collar with pointed flaps and a bow at the neck. Her arms are out, her knees are slightly bent and her legs are apart, and she has a hula-hoop around her waist. The hula-hoop appears to be striped. Beatrice has white hair and glasses. She is looking down at the hula-hoop. She is also wearing knee socks, with the proper right one falling down towards her ankle, and dark colored shoes. She is standing on grass and there are some leaves on the ground. There is a white house behind her and the bottom part of the house is brick.

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Catalog reference: 2016.137.1

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