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Studio portrait of woman in a nurse's uniform

African American Museum

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Object Details

Created by

Rev. Henry Clay Anderson, American, 1911 - 1998

Subject of

Unidentified Woman or Women

Description

A black-and-white photograph of a woman in a nurse's uniform from the waist up. She wears a nursing cap and a light clothing garment with a pin or otherwise attached design over the left chest.

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Charles Schwartz and Shawn Wilson

Date

1948 - 1970s

Object number

2012.137.5.11

Restrictions & Rights

© Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

Type

gelatin silver prints
portraits

Medium

photographic gelatin and silver on photographic paper

Dimensions

H x W (Sheet): 8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm)

Place made

Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification

Photographs and Still Images

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Topic

African American
Photography

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5fe4dc4fa-6085-4140-9c01-386f2e927762

Record ID

nmaahc_2012.137.5.11

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