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Carte-de-visite of a young woman

1865-1888

Napa, California, 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 sepia tone full length carte-de-visite of a woman in a plaid dress. Captured standing for her portrait, a woman with long dark hair styled in an updo, wears earrings and a floor length ruffled plaid dress. She rests her proper right hand on the back of a plush cord embellished chair. There are two rings on her proper left hand, a floor length curtain to her proper right, and a plain wall behind her. On the reverse of the carte-de-visite is the photographer’s imprint: [J. G. BRAYTON, / NAPA. / Additional copies may be had at any time.] along with "Jennings" and numerical inscriptions in graphite.

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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13

Catalog reference: 2020.10.10.14

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