Photograph of Laura Cathrell, Birdie Warfield Edison, and an unidentified man

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A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of Laura Cathrell, Birdie Warfield Edison, and an unidentified man. All three are depicted from the chest up, seated behind a bar. Cathrell and Edison stand on either side of the man and their bodies are turned slightly towards him. He has his arms around their shoulders. Cathrell is on the right side of the image. She is wearing a medium toned, short sleeve blouse with white diagonal stripes. The man in the center is wearing a white collared shirt and has a thin mustache. Edison is on the left is wearing a sleeveless, white collared shirt with two front pockets. In the foreground, on the right side of the image, is blurry white lettering. There are no inscriptions on the front or back of the photograph.

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