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Photograph of a woman in a dark dress and a girl in a white dress

late 19th century

Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America

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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 cabinet card photograph depicting a sepia toned image of a woman wearing a dark dress and a girl in a white dress. The woman is on the left side of the photograph and is sitting down. the girl is standing next to her and has her right arm resting on the woman's shoulder. Printed beneath the photograph is "W.W. Fox Photo. Huntsville, A." The photograph is inscribed on the back with "To Nadine, / From / grandma + sister."

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Catalog reference: 2016.5.2.16

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