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A full length studio portrait of Ruth Wilson, with her body turned to the left and her head turned very slightly to the right. She is wearing a dress with a checked pattern, buttons along the left side of her chest, multicolored fringe, and a large bustle. Her hair is loose, parted in the center, and doesn't reach her shoulders. She is leaning her left arm on a piece of fabric covering part of a heavy, low wooden carving. There is an illustration of a column and ferns behind her on the right.
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Noah
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A full-length seated studio portrait of a young African American boy identified only as "Noah". Noah is sitting on a richly upholstered chair, leaning his left elbow on a cloth-draped table. He is wearing a white, partially open shirt, pants that have patches sewn on, a waist length cape with a hood, and no shoes. His left hand is resting against his cheek, and his right hand is holding the bowl of a long pipe, the stem of which is in between his lips.
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Dora Hereford and Maria de Jesus Wilson
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A three-quarters length studio portrait of Medora ("Dora") Hereford and Maria de Jesus ("Sue") Wilson (later Shorb). Dora, on the left, is wearing a black top with exposed shoulders, a light colored skirt with black trim, a sheer, gauzy shawl with black trim, a large crucifix necklace, and several rings. Her hair is pulled up on either side of her head, with tight curls hanging down. Sue, on the right, is wearing a dress with vertical stripes and exposed shoulders. Her hair is pulled back, and decorated with wide ribbons. They are holding each other's right hands, with Dora resting her left hand on Sue's shoulder, and Sue holding a small book(?) in her lap with her left hand.
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Mrs. Benjamin Davis Wilson
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Ann Wilson
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A full-length studio portrait of Annie Wilson (1858-1931), standing with her body turned very slightly to the left, her head turned partially to the right, and her arms folded across her chest. She is wearing a dress with a checked pattern, buttons along the left side of the bodice, dark bows down the center of her skirt, and dark fringe and ruffles at the bottom of her skirt. Part of a heavy wooden chair is visible on the left.
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Ruth Wilson Patton
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A bust-length, oval-shaped studio portrait of Ruth Wilson Patton with her head turned partially to the right. She is wearing a plain, dark dress with some kind of decoration at the collar, and has her hair pulled back behind her head.
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