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Photograph of a couple at Bachelors & Benedicts Formal

mid 20th century

Evanston, 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.

Black and white photo of a couple, Jerome and Ruby Holmes, in formalwear at a Bachelors & Benedicts Formal. The woman is seated and is wearing a white sleeveless dress with a full skirt. She is holding a clutch in her left hand. She is wearing a necklace and earrings and has a bracelet and ring on her right hand. The man is wearing a black tuxedo with a white waistcoat, shirt and bowtie. His has his right arm around the woman’s shoulders. There are no inscriptions, front or back.

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Catalog reference: TA2015.143.5.2

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