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Cabinet card of Maggie J. Sims

mid 1870s-mid 1880s

Winchester, Franklin 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 faded cabinet card photograph of Maggie J. (Colyar) Sims taken by photographer R. B. Williams in Winchester, Tennessee. Sims is wearing a dark color floor length dress with long-sleeves cuffed at the end, revealing a light color cuff. Her hands are gather in front of her. At the bottom margin is printed text identifying the photographer [Williams, Winchester, Tenn.]. On the back, the sitter's name in black ink at the top center [Miss Maggie J. (Coylar) Sims / Winchester, Tenn] and printed information on the photographer.

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Catalog reference: 2011.36.96

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