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Albumen print of Millie and Christine McCoy

1880s -1890s

New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A photographic print of conjoined women Millie and Christine McCoy. The photograph features the women standing facing the camera. They are wearing a long sleeved dress with a long skirt. The skirt has two layers of additional fabric in tiers that stretch the width of the women. A chair is partially visible in the back right of the photograph. The photograph is mounted on heavier paper that has a scalloped edging and the name of the photography studio printed in gold at the bottom. The back of the photograph has a partial inscription of name.

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Catalog reference: 2013.46.29.119

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