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Photograph of a girl named Gladys in cap and gown

1910s

Memphis, Shelby 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 black-and-white photograph of a girl named Gladys by Hooks Bros. Studio in Memphis, Tennessee. The portrait captures the girl from the chest up as she looks slightly to the right while wearing a cap and gown. The photograph has a rectangular, tan mat frame and backing with two brown outlines. At the bottom margin on the front of the mat is a studio mark [Hooks Bros. / Studio / MEMPHIS, TENN.].

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Catalog reference: 2011.36.12

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