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Photograph of a man wearing a suit jacket and necktie

late 19th century

Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama, 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 cabinet card photograph depicting a black and white image of a man wearing a dark, patterned suit, a white shirt and a necktie. The man has a handlebar mustache. The portrait shows the man from the waste up. He is looking directly into the camera. Printed in black ink on the bottom of the card below the image is “Buchannan,” “Extra / Finish,” and “Huntsville, Ala.” Printed text on the back also identifies the photographer. Printed designs and an image of a landscape are also on the back.

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Catalog reference: 2016.5.2.39

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