Photographic print of Sam Cooke and Betty Jo Spyropulos at Club Harlem

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Object Details

Photograph by

Unidentified

Subject of

Sam Cooke, American, 1931 - 1964

Club Harlem, American, 1935 - 1986

Betty Jo Spryopulos, American

Description

A black and white photograph of Sam Cooke and an unidentified woman seated at the bar at Club Harlem in Atlantic City, New Jersey. His right hand is around her waist and they are both smoking cigarettes.

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Henrietta W. Shelton, Chicken Bone Beach Historical Foundation, Inc.

Date

1963-1964

Object number

2011.145.9

Restrictions & Rights

Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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Type

black-and-white photographs

portraits

Medium

ink on photographic paper

Dimensions

H x W (Image and Sheet): 7 × 5 in. (17.8 × 12.7 cm)

Place depicted

Atlantic City, Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America

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Classification

Photographs and Still Images

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Topic

African American

Nightlife

Photography

Singers (Musicians)

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd536e5935d-4ec3-47d6-9431-19c5f39efe58

Record ID

nmaahc_2011.145.9