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Photograph of Velma Middleton seated at a table with two women

1935-1950

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 Velma Middleton seated at a table with two (2) women. The three (3) are seated at a table covered with a white table cloth, three (3) glasses, and three (3) purses. They are depicted from the waist up. Middleton is centrally depicted. She is wearing a white dress, white gloves, a white flower half hat, and a dark fur stole over her shoulders. She is holding her proper right hand under her chin and her proper left hand rests on the table in front of her on a black purse. The woman on the left sits with her body facing the viewer and her head turned toward Middleton. She is wearing a white collared shirt, medium toned jacket and a large white hat. She has a light toned purse on the table in front of her with medium toned gloves resting on top.

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Catalog reference: 2013.46.25.223

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