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Adelphi U. Photo Dept. Student Assignment: "Shiela"

ca. 1982

Garden City, Nassau County, New York, 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.

A black and white photograph portrait of a woman identified as "Shiela." Shiela is pictured from the shoulders up, her body facing the right side of the image and her face turned in 3/4 view to look directly at the camera. She is wearing a light colored garment, with a chain necklace partially visible at her neck and two stud earrings in her proper right ear. She is in front of a plain gray background. On the verso is an adhesive label with the Eyejammie.com logo and [Title: Adelphi Photo Dept. Student Work: Shiela / Photographer: Harry Allen] in printed black text.

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Catalog reference: 2015.132.21

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