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Photographic print of a woman with a large bow at her neck

ca. 1900

Smithsonian NMAAHC collection

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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 black-and-white portrait-style photograph of a woman. She is facing the camera and looking off-frame to the proper right. She is wearing a high-necked dress in a polka-dotted pattern with a square bodice and ruffled trim, and a large white bow at her neck. The photograph has been hand-painted to accentuate the edges of the bow and dress.

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Catalog reference: 2014.75.105

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