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Woman wearing an evening gown

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Description
An unidentified African American woman smiles as she sits on the arm of a chair in a sitting room wearing a dotted Swiss evening gown.
Date Published
1941
1950

Woman wearing egg nest jewelry

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Description
A studio portrait of an unidentified African American woman with bobbed hair wearing matching earrings and necklace of a single large pearl "egg" in a "nest" of woven metal.
Date Published
1921
1930

Woman with a clutch purse stands in a park

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Description
An unidentified African American woman, possibly Dowdal Davis' mother, leans against a pillar of a brick wall with concrete caps in an park. The parking lot behind her is full of cars. She wears a sleeveless light-colored dress and holds a clutch purse in her left hand.
Date Published
1921
1930

Woman with a ruffled collar

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Description
A studio portrait profile of unidentified African American woman wearing a blouse with a high, ruffled collar, a lace blouse, and a watch pin. Printed on the paperboard in the lower right-hand corner, "National Studio, 114 Court St. Boston."
Date Published
1901
1910

Woman with glasses

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Description
A studio portrait of an unidentified African American woman wearing eyeglasses and a high-collared lace blouse. Embossed in the lower left hand corner of the paperboard frame, "Anderson Studio, 1205 Walnut St., K.C. MO."
Date Published
1901
1910

Woman working at a desk

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Description
Slide photo of an unidentified white woman sitting at a desk filled with papers. A typewriter is behind her to the left.
Date Published
1971
1980

Working at a desk

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Description
An unidentified African American man, from his left side, dressed in a suit, is seated while writing at a desk. Behind him is a fireplace with many framed photographs on the mantle.
Date Published
1931
1940

Working in the field

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Description
An unidentified person hoeing a field while wearing a straw sun hat (Nón lá). Barracks and a tall fence are behind the worker. Likely taken in Vietnam.
Date Published
1961
1970

WWI soldier

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Description
A head shot portrait of an unidentified African American World War I soldier without the hat.
Date Published
1914
1918

Yard swing

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Description
An unidentified African American woman in a maid uniform stands next to an outdoor stationary sofa swing with her left elbow resting on the swing frame. A sharp bank with a terraced garden rises behind the swing.
Date Published
1941
1950