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Photographic print of four women standing in a street

ca. 1940

Smithsonian NMAAHC collection

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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.

A black-and-white photograph of four (4) women standing closely together on a paved street, with a 2-door sedan in the background. All of the women are smiling, and hold what appears to be the same type of book in their hands. The woman on the proper left is facing forward. She is wearing a short-sleeved, knee-length dress in a dark-colored fabric with a light-colored collar, sleeves, buttons, and a sash tied in a bow, and dark-colored hosiery. The woman at center-left is looking off-frame to the proper left. She is wearing a long-sleeved, knee-length dress in a light-colored fabric, light colored hosiery and dark-colored shoes. She is holding a handbag tucked under her left arm, and she is holding another bag in her hands. The woman at center-right is facing forward. She is wearing a short-sleeved, V-neck, knee-length dress in a patterned fabric with a dark-colored belt. She is wearing dark hosiery and heels.

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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13

Catalog reference: 2014.75.7

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