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Photograph of a young woman demonstrating use of voting machine

Object Details

Caption
This photograph is part of a scrapbook that was compiled in 1956 and 1957 by Frances Albrier during her term as president of the San Francisco Chapter of the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW). The scrapbook highlights the Chapter’s efforts to register voters and educate Bay Area residents on the importance of voting as a part of the Citizenship Education Project which was jointly sponsored by the NCNW and the National Urban League.
Description
A black-and-white photograph of two unidentified women at the Citizenship Education Project office in San Francisco, CA. The woman on the right, a member of the NCNW Junior Council, demonstrates the use of a voting machine as the woman on the left looks on. The caption below the photograph reads, "A LESSON IN VOTING MACHINE OPERATION." The photograph and caption are adhered to page 29 of Frances Albrier's scrapbook (2010.60.1).
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Photograph by
Unidentified
Subject of
Frances M. Albrier, American, 1898 - 1987
San Francisco Chapter of the National Council of Negro Women, founded 1945
National Council of Negro Women, founded 1935
Date
1956
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Frances Albrier Collection
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W: 8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
Type
gelatin silver prints

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