Museum object · Photographs and Still Images
Framed photograph of Alma, Annemarie, Michael, and Linda Powell
ca. 1987
Smithsonian NMAAHC collection
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A framed black-and-white photograph of General Colin L. Powell's wife and children, Alma, Michael, Linda, and Annemarie Powell, ca. 1987. This photograph (a) captures a moment with the Powell family, smiling as they pose together in their home. The three children (left to right) Annamarie, Michael, and Linda, sit and stand around the high-backed chair on which their mother Alma sits. Alma wears a dark long sleeve top, earring, wristwatch, and brooch. Annemarie, sitting on the proper right arm of the chair, wears a bright knit three-quarter length top and bright bottoms. Michael wears a highly pattered sweater featuring large snowflakes. Linda wears earrings, a bright long sleeve shirts with dark scarf around her neck, and dark bottoms. There are bangles and a wristwatch on her proper left arm. There are no markings on the reverse of the photograph.
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Catalog reference: A2022.101.1.23ab
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