Portrait of a woman. United States, circa 1900

Black and white photograph of a young woman from the late 19th or early 20th century, seated, looking directly at the camera. She wears a high-collared, ruffled blouse with puffed sleeves and a patterned skirt. Her hair is styled in tight curls framing her face, and she rests her left arm on the back of a wooden chair. — Portrait of a woman. Georgia, United States, circa 1900.

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“Portrait of a woman. United States, circa 1900” source: Du Bois, W. E. B. , Collector. African American woman, three-quarter length portrait, seated with left arm over back of chair, facing front. [or 1900] Photograph. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/99472220/>.

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