Photograph of Jean Stridiron at the Cosmopolitan Tennis Club

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A black and white photograph of a woman identified as Jean S (Stridiron). The photograph features Jean standing on a tennis court, wearing shorts, a shirt, and a visor. Her proper left hand is at her hip and her proper right hand holds a tennis racquet. Wood planks adhered to a tall chain-link fence are behind her at the end of the court. Brick buildings are visible in the background. The back of the photograph has a stamp in black ink that reads: [953E] and an inscription identifying the photograph's subject.

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