Studio portrait of Villette Townsend

Studio portrait of Villette Townsend

Description:

Sepia carte de visite featuring a one-quarter head shot of Villette Townsend in her younger years. She wears a dress with a decorative neck collar and brooch. She has her hair pulled back, tight ringlets, and a single, long ringlet over her shoulder. Vilete Townsend Barhite Giddings was the daughter of George and Sarah Townsend. She later married Willis Anson Giddings. Photograph was taken by John Edward Mast, Marshall, Michigan.

Type: still image