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An 1870s carte de visite by J. H. Lamson, Portland, Me., shows the profile of an unknown female Westbrook Seminary student with a hairpiece of curls draped over her left shoulder.Her own long hair is curled in the front and braided and coiled at the nape of her neck. She wears a white stand-up ruffled collar and jabot.

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Carte de visite photograph

Creator

J H. Lamson

Date

1870s

Size of Original

2 1/2 inches x 4 inches

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