Museum object · Photographs and Still Images
Portrait of Eddie May Jefferson
1970
Marion County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
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 Eddie May Johnson. Johnson is featured from the shoulders up, wearing a light colored shirt and jacket, with her head turned toward the camera. A group of unidentified young adults is visible in the background of the photograph. The photograph is mounted to a paper frame. A [N] is handwritten on the interior of the frame. On the back of the photograph are handwritten inscriptions identifying the subject, date, and photographer.
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Catalog reference: 2018.21.78
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