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Photographic print of a woman, Dittie, on a couch with a cigarette

December 31, 1951

Smithsonian NMAAHC collection

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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.

A black and white photograph of an unidentified woman reclining on a couch. The woman is dressed in a dress and heels and is reclined with her shoulders resting where the back of the couch meets the arm rest. Her proper left arm is up on the arm of the couch and her hand is resting on her head. Her proper right arm is raised and is holding a cigarette. An unidentified person is partially visible on the right edge of the photograph. Handwritten inscriptions on the top and bottom of the photograph read: [Dec. 31, 1951] and [Dittie]. The back of the photograph has [3511] printed in black ink.

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Catalog reference: TA2016.130.12

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