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Cabinet card of W. H. Willard

1890s

Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, 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.

A cabinet card photograph of W. H. Willard taken by Herstein Photography in Nashville, Tennessee. Willard is captured from the chest up, with the lower chest fading out and Willard facing slightly to the left. He is wearing a dark color vest and jacket with a dark color tie. At the bottom margin is printed text about the photography studio [HERSTEIN, / NASHVILLE, TENN.]. On the back is a handwritten note in ink [From W H Willard / To / Miss Willie A Hadley / With Love] and printed information on the photography studio. The edges of the card are scalloped.

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Catalog reference: 2011.36.104

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