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[girl with chicken in front of house "VELMA ADAMS / Memphis, Ms."]

[girl with chicken in front of house "VELMA ADAMS / Memphis, Ms."]

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[girl with chicken in front of house "VELMA ADAMS / Memphis, Ms."]
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  • [girl with chicken in front of house "VELMA ADAMS / Memphis, Ms."]
Date1920s
Place depictedMemphis, Mississippi, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 4 1/4 × 2 7/16 in. (10.8 × 6.2 cm)
 Sheet: 4 15/16 × 3 1/8 in. (12.5 × 7.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Peter J. Cohen
Object number2014.399
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ProvenancePeter J. Cohen, New York; given to MFAH, 2014.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
recto bottom margin in ink: VELMA ADAMS / Memphis, Ms.

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