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[Photograph of a young woman]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09587.408 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: 1929-1939 Pagination: 1 photograph : b&w Height: 11.3 cm, Width: 8.2 cm Order a Copy

A photograph of a young African American girl. The photo is taken from slightly below and she looks off-camera to the left with a serious expression. On the reverse, "Jena" is handwritten.

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