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Albumen print of an unidentified woman sitting on stairs

1850-1895

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 deep purple-reddish brown photograph of an unidentified woman sitting on a set of wooden stairs. She is posed with her left arm resting on her left knee. Her head is resting on her left hand. Her right hand is placed on her lap. She is wearing a light colored dress with a dark stripe around the hem of the skirt. The stairs are attached to a building. The photograph is adhered to a dark gray mat.

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Catalog reference: 2013.46.29.114

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