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Cabinet card studio portrait of a young woman standing

ca.1900

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 cabinet card of a young woman standing next to an end table. The photograph is in portrait orientation. The woman is depicted from the knees up, with her body turned slightly towards the left edge of the photograph and her head turned towards the viewer with a serious expression on her face. Her chin is lifted, and she is looking into the distance up and towards the left. Her proper left arm is resting at her side and her proper right arm is held behind her with her hand resting on a tall end table. The end table has a white rectangular top accented with metal fillagree along the edges and thin metal legs. She is wearing a tightly fitted, blouse with a dark background and a thick white plaid pattern.

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Catalog reference: 2021.13.5

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