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Portrait of Liza Johnson with Lady

1970

Brookhaven, Lincoln County, Mississippi, 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 Liza Johnson and a cat named Lady. Johnson is standing on a porch, leaning down holding a cat's paw. The cat is standing on its two hind legs and reaching its paws to Johnson. The picture is a frame. The back of the frame has an inscription reading [VP 011.tif / Martha Olson 1970 / Ms. Liza Johnson and "Lady" / Brookhaven, MISS. / Mom's friend (kitten "Lady" was killed by a truck day after this shot taken)]. The back of the frame has picture wire attached to it.

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Catalog reference: 2018.21.7

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