Photograph of Birdie Warfield Edison in a park

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A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of Birdie Warfield Edison in a park. Edison is centrally depicted from the knees up, standing in three quarters profile facing the left edge of the photograph. Her head is turned towards the viewer and she is looking down at her shirt. She is tugging at the front of her blouse with her proper left hand and she is wiping the pulled fabric with her proper right hand. She is wearing a black-and-white striped, sleeveless shirt with a cowl neck and a black skirt. A purse is dangling from her proper left arm. Her sunglasses are resting on the top of her forehead. In the background behind her is a row of people sitting on benches. There is a pathway in front of the people and trees growing on a sloping hill behind them.

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