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[Portrait of Virginia Lee in a cheongsam dress. Photoprint.]

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[Portrait of Virginia Lee in a cheongsam dress. Photoprint.]
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Object Details

sova.nmah.ac.0555_ref535
GUID
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8c74dac0d-8833-4a14-8b87-4b58fa93dd9c
Local Numbers
AC0555-0000006.tif (AC Scan) 1994.3135 (Nonacc. No.)
Photographer
Ettlin Studio
Donor
Mead, Virginia Lee
Collection Creator
Mead, Virginia Lee
Topic
Costume -- Chinese
Cheongsam dresses
Photographer
Ettlin Studio
Donor
Mead, Virginia Lee
Culture
Chinese Americans
See more items in
Lee Chinese-American Family Papers
Lee Chinese-American Family Papers / Lee Family Family Photograph Album
Extent
1 Item (unmounted, 14 x 11".)
Custodial History
Gift of Alison Shue and Grace Lee.
Archival Repository
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Type
Archival materials
Studio portraits
Collection Citation
Lee Chinese American Family Papers, circa 1915-1970, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Collection Rights
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Genre/Form
Studio portraits -- Women
Restrictions
Unrestricted research access on site by appointment. Unprotected photographs must be handled with gloves.
NMAH.AC.0555_ref535
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8c74dac0d-8833-4a14-8b87-4b58fa93dd9c
NMAH.AC.0555
ACAH
Record ID
ebl-1560703460568-1560703460574-0

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