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Title
Photograph of an African American woman in a makeshift studio
Creator
Simmons, H.D
Contributor
Turner, Steve (Art dealer)
Date Created and/or Issued
1900?
Contributing Institution
UC San Diego, Special Collections and Archives
Collection
Steve Turner Collection of African-Americana
Rights Information
Public domain
Constraint(s) on Use: This work may be used without prior permission.
Use: This work is available from the UC San Diego Library. This digital copy of the work is intended to support research, teaching, and private study.
Description
Portrait of an African American woman in a makeshift photographic studio with backdrop consisting of a sheet with a decorative fan. The woman stands wearing a dark lace dress, with one elbow leaning on a chair. A wicker chair and a small velvet-covered stool complete the composition.
Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/sca)
Still image
Ink stamp on verso of mount: H.D. Simmons, Stereopticon Exhibitor, 1116 Campbell Street, Kansas City, Mo.
Title devised by cataloger.
Kansas City, Mo.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : print on card mount ; 13 x 15 cm, on mount 18 x 23 cm.
Language
No linguistic content; Not applicable
Subject
African Americans
Photographs
Kansas City (Mo.)
Place
Kansas City (Mo.)

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