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Photograph of sisters, Dorothy and Vivian Dandridge

1930s

Smithsonian NMAAHC collection

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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.

Candid black and white photograph of a young Dorothy Dandridge with her sister Vivian playing outside. The girls are both dressed similarly in white short-sleeved collared blouses and dark sailor pants.

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Catalog reference: 2010.66.4

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