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Photograph of a man and woman

June 17, 1949

Smithsonian NMAAHC collection

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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.

A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of a man and a woman. The woman is depicted seated, with her body facing the left side of the image and her head turned towards the viewer. The man is depicted standing behind the woman with his hands resting on her shoulders. His body and head are turned towards the viewer. The man is wearing a dark striped suit, white collared shirt, and a dark pattern tie. He has a light colored pocket square in his proper left breast pocket. The woman is wearing a light colored garment with long sleeves. The garment has a row of buttons running down the proper left side of her torso and the fabric of the garment is decorated with rows of different zig zags patterns. Her hair is parted on the proper left side and pulled back.

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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13

Catalog reference: 2013.46.25.176

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