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Photograph of Chickie Collins and an unidentified woman

1933-1942

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 two (2) women. The women are depicted standing on steps. The woman on the bottom step, Chickie Collins, is wearing a plaid, short sleeve, collared shirt and medium toned slacks. She is leaning her proper left elbow on the handrail and her proper right arm is resting on her hip. The woman on the step above her is wearing a diagonally striped, short sleeve shirt and light toned pants. The front of her hair is done up in a bouffant style and the rest sits on her shoulders. The photograph has been cropped around the outline of both women. There are no inscriptions on the front or back of the photograph.

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

Catalog reference: 2013.46.25.192

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