Photograph of a woman, Birtie, in a fur coat

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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 silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of a woman. The woman is depicted from the knees up, looking towards the viewer and smiling. Her body is turned slightly towards the right edge of the image. She is wearing a light toned fur coat with puffed shoulders, over a dark, satiny dress with white lace detailing along the neckline. She has a choker around her neck and pearl earrings. She is standing in front of a light toned curtain. There is an inscription in black ink on the bottom left side of the photograph, that reads, [To LAUrie / KNOW ThAT / I AM YOUr / BirTie]. There are no inscriptions on the back of the photograph.

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