Museum object · Photographs and Still Images
Cabinet card of an unidentified infant in a christening gown seated in a chair
ca. 1900
Smithsonian NMAAHC collection
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 black-and-white photograph of an unidentified infant. The photograph is mounted on dark-colored pasteboard. The child has curly hair and is dressed in a long white Christening gown. He or she is placed in a cloth-covered chair and positioned in front of a painted interior backdrop. The front and back of the mount are blank.
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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13
Catalog reference: 2014.37.28.69
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