A studio portrait of a, Susie Patterson, an African American woman looking slightly to her right wearing a high dark collar with a lighter color pleated blouse, a wide dark waistband, and a short jacket with wide lapels and Juliet sleeves. She wears a long watch chain around her neck and tucked into the waistband.
No date; likely circa 1890s
Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.
Mounted to 4.25"x6.5" decorative paperboard. Handwritten on back in pencil, "Susie Patterson to her Papa, J. Patterson."