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Photograph of three children, a white cat, a woman and a man

late 19th century

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 cabinet card photograph depicting a sepia toned image of three young girls, a woman and a man. The man is sitting on the left side of the photograph. He is wearing a dark colored suit and has his hands resting on his lap. A young girl is seated next to him. Shei is wearing a plaid patterned dress and is holding a white cat. A young girl wearing a dark colored dress is standing behind her. She has her right hand on the shoulder of the seated man. Her left arm is bent at the elbow and her left hand is making a fist. The woman is seated on the right side of the photograph. She is wearing a dark colored dress with puffed sleeves. A young girl wearing a white and dark dress is standing on her left side. The young girl has her right arm on the woman’s lap.

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Catalog reference: 2016.5.2.31

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