Portrait Of Unidentified African American Woman | History Of SC Slide Collection

The unidentified woman in this portrait had her photo made in two ways: with her maid's uniform, and with her jewelry. She illustrates well the two separate roles that many African-American women played in Columbia in the 1920s. Richard S. Roberts Photograph.

Courtesy of the Estate of Richard Samuel Roberts.

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