Untitled (Sharing first moments)

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

Black and white image of Mary Coley, Martha Sapp, and a small baby. In the lower right corner Martha Sapp is laying in bed. She looks away from the camera at Mary Coley seated to her right. Coley is on the left side of the image, looks at the woman in bed and wears a white nurses' cap and a light-colored dress. In her lap she holds a small baby. On the table to the left of Coley are dishes and a pot full of liquid. The background of the image on the left side is in shadow. Along the bottom of the image, about 1/2 inch from the matte, is a very narrow line of white.

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