Photograph of Birdie Warfield Edison standing in boat

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A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of Birdie Warfield Edison standing in boat. She is standing between the seats and the steering wheel, leaning against the glass windshield. She is resting her proper right hand on the steering wheel and her proper right hand on the glass windshield. She is wearing a diagonally striped shirt under a white jacket with black buttons and puffy short sleeves. She is wearing matching wide legged pants. There is a lake lined with hills behind the woman. There are no inscriptions on the front or back of the photograph.

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