Studio portrait of a young sailor

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.

This portrait crops the young man at his shoulders; his face leans towards the left frame of the photo where the light is brightest. He wears a Navy dress uniform, including the white cap positioned on the crown of his head. There are white charcoal markings added by hand after the print's creation on his necktie. There is also water damage in the bottom right corner of the print.

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