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Photograph of Etta Moten Barnett

ca. 1940

Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America

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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.

This is a black and white photograph of Etta Moten Barnett. It depicts her from the waist up, leaning forward resting on her right forearm and her left elbow. Her chin rests on her raised left hand. She wears a dark jacket with long sleeves and wide shoulders. She has a large ornate bracelet on her left wrist. She faces the viewer, but her gaze is off to the right. In the bottom left corner of the photograph is white text that reads “Bloom / ChicAGO.” The back of the photograph is blank.

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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13

Catalog reference: A2022.13.1.81

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