Museum object · Photographs and Still Images
Photograph of Mae Reeves with an unidentified woman
ca. 1955
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
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 sepia toned black and white photograph of Mae Reeves as a young woman standing with another young woman. The women pose for the camera in front of a padded wall. Mae Reeves stands to the left of her friend and wears a dress, pearl necklace, a broad brimmed hat, white gloves, and has a fur slung over her right shoulder. Her companion wears a dress, black gloves and a clutch. To the extreme right of the picture the face of a woman is visible through a doorway.
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Catalog reference: 2010.6.51
