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Tintype of a woman with society sash and badges

1890s

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.

Tintype depicting a woman wearing skirt with pleating and stripes, a sash across her chest, and a hat. The woman is holding gloves and a purse in her right hand. The woman is standing with a prop object to her left. The studio backdrop has a floral feature the the sitter's right.

Catalog date
1890s
Recorded places
United States, North and Central America
Recorded subjects
African American; Associations and institutions; Photography; Societies

Sources & collection details

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

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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-20

Catalog reference: 2014.312.125

Collection: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

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