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Albumen print of an unidentified woman

ca. 1850-1895

Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America

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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 deep purple-reddish brown photograph of an unidentified woman. The woman is featured from the shoulders up and is wearing a dark taffeta dress and glasses. She is facing the camera and looking off to the left side. Sullivan is featured from the shoulders up. The bottom of the photograph has a inscription in red print that reads: [Jelley & Duke / 24 South 4th St. / Harrisburg, PA]. The back of the photograph has a faded handwritten note and a purple stamp of numbers.

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Catalog reference: 2013.46.29.113

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