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Photograph of Althea Gibson shaking hands with opponent Louise Brough

ca. 1957

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.

Black-and-white photograph of Althea Gibson shaking hands with opponent. Black stamp on back reads "PHOTO BY / CECIL LAYNE." A stamp below that reads "ASMP MEMBER / AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MAGAZINE PHOTOGRAPHERS."

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Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture — original record ↗

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Catalog reference: 2014.205.9

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