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Photograph of a woman sitting in a wicker chair

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 black and white image of a woman sitting in a wicker chair. The woman is wearing a dark colored dress with light colored, horizontal piping around the collar and front. She is looking to her left. The back of the photograph is inscribed at center with “Compliments / of Bessie M. Gray / To / Corp. McHarris.”

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Catalog reference: 2016.5.2.46

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