Museum object · Photographs and Still Images
Indoor Portrait of Diamond Teeth Mary
1948 - 1970s
Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi, United States
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 portrait of “Diamond Teeth” Mary standing on a stage with a microphone in front of her as she sings. She is dressed in a floor length gown with opera gloves past her elbows. She is adorned with a crown, long earrings, a necklace, and large rings on each of her ring fingers.
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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13
Catalog reference: 2007.1.69.17.53.C
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