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Civil Defense Volunteer Organization Uniform
1942-1945
1946.89a-c
Wool, silk, metal
Artist/Maker: Saks Fifth Avenue

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I Sell the Shadow to Support the Substance

I Sell the Shadow to Support the Substance
I Sell the Shadow to Support the Substance
Title
I Sell the Shadow to Support the Substance
Object name 
Carte-de-visite
Date 
1864
Related People 
Subject: Sojourner Truth
Medium 
Albumen print mounted on card (Carte de Visite)
Description 
Sojourner Truth
Credit Line 
New-York Historical Society Library
Object Number 
PR.011.5
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.