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Framed photograph of Colin and Alma Powell

1960s

Smithsonian NMAAHC collection

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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 framed photograph of Colin L. Powell with his wife Alma Powell. This photograph (a) captures a candid moment in which Powell is leaning in to kiss Alma’s temple. They are both standing behind a high flat brown bar or tabletop with several striped, blue, yellow, and white paper cups. Alma looks straight at the camera with a small smile. She wears a white V-neck sleeveless top, wristwatch, and gold ring on her proper left hand. General Powell wears a white shirt with skinny black tie and dark blazer. The background is busy but indiscernible. There are no markings on the reverse of the photograph, which is housed inside of a black wooden frame (b) and set behind glass.

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

Catalog reference: A2022.101.1.25ab

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