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School portrait of Margaret Brown

Object Details

Scope and Contents
Photograph of 10 to 12 year old Margaret Brown, mother of Lee Harris, taken in Virginia. Description written on back.
Date
circa 1934-1936
Extent
1 Item (photographic print , gelatin silver, 3 x 5 in.)
Type
Archival materials
Photographic prints
Topic
African American girls
African Americans
Place
Virginia
United States
Collection Rights
The Lee Harris papers are the physical property of the Anacostia Community Museum. Literary and copyright belong to the author/creator or their legal heirs and assigns. Rights to work produced during the normal course of Museum business resides with the Anacostia Community Museum. For further information, and to obtain permission to publish or reproduce, contact the Museum Archives.
Collection Citation
The Lee Harris papers, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution, gift of Mr. Chester Lee Harris.
Identifier
ACMA.06-034, Item ACMA PH2003.7078.38
School portrait of Margaret Brown
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