Headshot of Hattie McDaniel as "Mammy" from Gone with the Wind

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A black-and-white photograph headshot of actress Hattie McDaniels in costume as her character role "Mammy" in the motion picture Gone With the Wind. McDaniels is depicted in three-quarters profile view from the shoulders up, wearing one light-colored kerchief tied around her head and another around her neck. She also wears small earrings, which slightly out of focus. She looks straight ahead, unsmiling, with a slightly furrowed brow. There are no marks or inscriptions, front or back.

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