Photograph portrait of Colin L. Powell with wife and children

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A black-and-white print photograph portrait of Colin L. Powell with his family. This photograph captures the young Powell family formally posing in front of a plain backdrop. Powell’s wife Alma, wearing a long sleeve round-neck top, holds their toddler daughter Linda, who is dressed in a short sleeve dress. Powell wears a dark blazer, dark necktie, and white shirt. His son Michael is dressed in a checkered blazer, white shirt, and dark bowtie. On the reverse of the photograph, inscribed in graphite, is “G28”.

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