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Cabinet card of Susan Bell

February-March 5, 1894

Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

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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.

This cabinet card has a photograph of Susan Bell gazing to her right. She wears a dark-colored striped bodice with puffed sleeves and a double row of buttons. The woman has spectacles and a pin at her neck. The text "C. M. BELL / WASHINGTON / D.C." is embossed in the lower right corner of the card mount. The reverse of the card mount is blank.

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Catalog reference: 2009.31.8

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