Photographic postcard of boxer Emma Maitland

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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 silver gelatin print on postcard of boxer Emma Maitland training with a punching bag. Maitland wears boxing shorts, a halter top, boxing gloves, white socks, and boxing shoes. She has a headband with a bow in her hair. The punching bag hangs from chains in a training space with wood floors. The back of the photograph has several stray ink marks in red and blue. Printed on back at top left is [PHOTO POST CARD]. The postcard has not been addressed or mailed.

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