A sepia tone cabinet photograph of an unidentified woman. Captured in studio seated behind a large stone prop, the woman's dark hair is in a pinned updo and she wears an embellished high collar dress. Most of her body is blocked from view by a large stone or stone-like panel with columns and scrolls. At the bottom of the photograph in brown ink is: [Deane / OVER 414-416-418 & 418 1/2 CENTER ST. / BET.POST OFFICE & MARKET, GALVESTON, TEX.]. There are various graphite inscriptions on the reverse of the cabinet photograph, to include: [From Lila {??} E. Perkins / to / Miss Anabella Cole / of / Jefferson Tex / Box 418].
| Date | ca. 1890 |
| Photograph by | Deane, American |
| Subject of | Annabella Cole |
| Subject of | L. Perkins |
| Place captured | Galveston, Galveston County, Texas, United States, North and Central America |
| Medium | albumen and silver on nitrocellulose paper (fiber product) |
| Dimensions | H x W (Image and Sheet): 5 1/2 x 4 in. (13.9 x 10.1 cm) |
| Dimensions | H x W (Mount): 6 7/16 x 4 3/16 in. (16.4 x 10.6 cm) |
| Credit Line | Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture |
| Object number | 2013.244.30 |
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