Photograph of a woman

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 woman. The woman is depicted in full length, with her body turned towards the left side of the image, her head turned towards the viewer, and with her hands in her coat pockets. She is wearing a medium toned, ankle length, crochet dress with a belt at the waist. Over the dress, she is wearing a collared, light colored coat. She is also wearing a light colored, wide brimmed hat, perched on the proper right side of her head. In the right foreground is the back of a wooden chair and two tables covered in gingham tablecloths. In the background is a booth below two framed pictures. The floor is covered in black and white tiles in a diamond pattern. The photographer's mark, printed in the negative, on the left side of the photograph reads, [H. BatteLLe / N.Y.C.].

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