During her lifetime Maggie L. Walker often had her "picture taken". Ranging from formal studio portraits and souvenir postcards made on vacation, to family snapshots, we see her grow from young woman to bank president. These photographs provide us with a glimpse of her surroundings and add to our understanding of how she was seen by her contemporaries.


  • Studio portrait, photographer unknown, Richmond, Virginia, c.1885

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  • Studio portrait, Wms. Burg Photo Company, Brooklyn, New York, c.1900

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  • Studio portrait, photographer and location unknown, 1901

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  • Studio portrait, photographer and location unknown, c.1905. Annotation: "Maggie L. Walker Sec St. Luke Ass'n"

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  • Postcard, Phillips, Atlantic City, New Jersey, c.1905

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  • Portrait, The Browns, Richmond, Virginia, c.1910

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  • Studio portrait, The Browns, Richmond, Virginia, c.1913

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  • Portrait, photographer unknown, Richmond, Virginia, 1915

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  • Postcard, The Palace Studios, Atlantic City New Jersey, 1919. Annotation: "Your sweetheart of 25 years."

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  • Snapshot, photographer unknown, Hot Springs, Arkansas, c.1925. Annotation: "In the mountains 1500 ft. above level."

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  • Studio portrait, Scurlock, Washington, D.C., c.1925

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  • Snapshot, photographer unknown, Newark, New Jersey, c.1930

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