Half-portrait photograph of Patricia Grace Murphy

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A black-and-white photograph portrait of Delta Air Lines' first African American flight attendant, Patricia Grace Murphy. Captured in studio, Patricia Grace Murphy poses with her long dark hair pinned back, wearing square earrings, a dark blazer, white collared shirt, dark vest, and striped necktie. On the reverse of the photograph in black ink is an inscription that reads: [PATRICIA MURPHY / 1ST BLACK DELTA / FLIGHT ATTENDANT / PATRICIA GRACE MURPHY LATE 1980’S].

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