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This black-and-white photograph shows a close-up of a person's upper body and face resting against a light-colored surface. The individual's eyes are closed, and their dark hair is visible at the top of the frame. The most prominent feature is the right arm bent at the elbow and positioned diagonally across the foreground, from lower left to upper right, partially obscuring the lower half of the face. On the outside of the forearm, several dark, irregular, circular and oval-shaped marks are visible on the skin. To the left of the photograph, a vertical photographic color and grayscale calibration scale is included in the frame. The image has a slightly aged appearance with a thin white border visible on the left side, indicating it is a physical print from a police photograph album.

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Title
Morgue photograph of Virginia Rappe showing bruises on arm.
Published
September 1921
Full Collection Name
San Francisco Police Photograph Album, circa 1904-circa 1930
Other Identifiers
BANC PIC 1999.015:46b--fALB
Type
Image
Extent
1 photograph
Archive
The Bancroft Library
Note
Part of: San Francisco Police photograph album
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Image description generated by AI (Gemini 3.0 Fast) and reviewed, January 2026 .

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