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Studio portrait of an unidentified woman holding an infant on her lap, ca. 1865

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

ca. 1865

Location Note

Library and Archives: Subjects: Large: Costume: 1860s: Unmounted

GUSN

GUSN-190937

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Description

In this studio portrait, an unidentified woman holds an infant on her lap.

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Details

Descriptive Terms

studio portraits
infants
women (female humans)
black-and-white prints (photographs)
photographs

Additional Identification Number

Project number HNE0095

Physical Description

1 photograph

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Reference Code

PC001.02.02.TMP.001

Image Dimensions

2 8/16 x 2 4/16 (HxW)(inches)

Places

New England (United States) [general region]

Record Details

Material Type

black-and-white prints (photographs)
photographs

Subjects

Child
African American or Black
African American women
Portrait

Accruals Note

Included in the Boston African Americana Project.

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Library and Archives: Subjects: Large: Costume: 1860s: Unmounted

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