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Portrait of Irean Johnson with dog

1970

Marion 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 Irean Johnson. She is standing, turned towards the left of the image, with her proper right arm outstretched. A dog stands on its hind legs and places it front paws on Johnson proper right side. Johnson is wearing a hat, a button down shirt over a long tunic, and jeans. A car and a building are visible in the background of the image. On the back of the photograph is a handwritten inscription reading [Irean Johnson (Ida May's mom)].

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Catalog reference: 2018.21.86

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