Photograph of Etta Moten Barnett and her husband Claude A. Barnett

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This is a black and white photograph of Etta Moten Barnett and her husband Claude A. Barnett. They are seated next to each other in a highly decorated room. Etta Moten Barnett sits on a cream-colored wide chair, wearing a knee length black dress with short sleeves, black heels, and light colored jewelry. Her hands rest loosely in her lap. Her husband, wearing a black suit and tie over a white shirt, sits on the arm of the chair. His right arm rests on the back of the chair next to her left shoulder and his left hand rests on his knees. Their chair is located in the corner of a room furnished with numerous small chairs and tables, including a centrally placed chair made up of the large horns of an animal.

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