Description
Undated tintype photograph of a Black woman in a cardboard frame. The woman is seated in a chair in front of a studio backdrop, wearing a dark dress with buttons down the bodice, a broach at the neckline, a shawl draped across her shoulders, a fabric head wrap, and a ring on the ring finger of her left hand. The photograph has been lightly colorized on the woman’s cheeks. The photograph was captured by G. W. Minnis, located at 47 Sycamore Street, Louisburg, North Carolina, established in 1847.