Photograph of Birdie Warfield Edison and an unidentified man

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A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of Birdie Warfield Edison and an unidentified man. They are depicted standing in a doorway on the left side of the image. On the right is a wall with floral patterned wallpaper. The man is wearing a medium toned jacket over a white, button down shirt, a patterned tie, and a pair of dark rimmed glasses. He holds a drink in his proper right hand. The woman is wearing a light toned dress with a deep “V” front and a fabric flower over her proper right thigh. She is resting her proper right arm on a countertop surface that extends out in front of her. She is also wearing a metal necklace that crisscrosses at the front. There is a notation in blue ink on the back of the photograph that reads, [21.. 800]. There are no inscriptions on the front of the photograph.

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