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Maria de Jesus Shorb



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  • Woman with long hair

    Woman with long hair

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    A three-quarters length studio portrait of a woman, probably middle aged, turned partially to the left. She is wearing a dark, possibly black dress with buttons down the front and at the cuffs, and has long, slightly wavy hair that reaches almost to her knees. She is resting her hands on a low pillar-like structure decorated with a vine.

    photCL 283 (20)

  • Dora Hereford and Maria de Jesus Wilson

    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.

    photCL 283 (16)

  • Mrs. Benjamin Davis Wilson

    Mrs. Benjamin Davis Wilson

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    A three-quarters length studio portrait of Margaret S. Hereford Wilson seated and turned slightly to the left. She is wearing a black dress with a long line of black buttons down the front and a black lace bow at her throat. Her hair is pulled back and mostly covered by white fabric. She is seated on a wooden chair with beige padding on the seat, back, and arms. The photograph is been hand-tinted so that her skin is beige, her lips red, and her cheeks pink, and the chair as been tinted brown and beige.

    photCL 283 (12)

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    Annie Wilson

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    A full-length photographic studio portrait of Annie Wilson, seated on a "stone" bench, with her cheek resting against her right hand, and her right elbow on the arm of the bench. She is wearing a long, light colored (silk?) dress, with lace at the neck and sleeves and floral accents on the bodice and the lower half of the skirt. She is looking down at an open book held in her left hand.

    photCL 283 (50)

  • John Bernardo Wilson

    John Bernardo Wilson

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    A full-length studio portrait of John Bernardo Wilson, seated, with his head tilted very slightly to the left. He has brown hair, dark eyes, and is wearing a black suit with shiny buttons down the front of his coat and at his cuffs. His right hand is resting on his upper thigh and his left hand is holding a book in his lap. On the right there is a table draped with a floral cloth, and two books and a vase on top.

    photCL 283 (31a)

  • Margaret Nina Shorb

    Margaret Nina Shorb

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    A full-length studio portrait of Margaret Nina Shorb as a small child or toddler, with her hands in her lap and her head tilted slightly to the left. She is wearing a lacy white dress and black books and a necklace, and her short hair is parted in the center. Her cheeks and necklace have been hand-tinted.

    photCL 284 (121 b)