Portrait of Valdora Turner as a young girl

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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.

Portrait of Valdora Turner (circa 1922), used as cover for October 1922 (Vol. 24 No. 6) issue of "The Crisis: Children's Number" (2011.77.2). The portrait is a black-and-white photograph featuring Valdora looking towards the camera. Her hair is shoulder-length and parted to one side. She holds a dark cloth around her and her shoulders and arms are bare.

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