Museum object · Photographs and Still Images
Framed photograph of Colin and Alma Powell
1960s
Smithsonian NMAAHC collection
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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