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Duke Ellington with Bop City patrons, c. mid 1950s

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    Object Details

    Photograph by

    Steve Jackson Jr., 1923 - 1999

    Subject of

    Duke Ellington, American, 1899 - 1974
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Jimbo's Bop City, American, 1950 - 1965

    Description

    This black and white photograph depicts Duke Ellington seated between two women. Sitting behind a table, Duke Ellington wears a dark suit, light colored shirt and spotted tie. The woman seated to his left wears a light colored dress with a double strand of pearls. The woman to his right wears a spotted dress with large round white earrings. The back of a man's head is visible in the foreground. The back of the photograph has a green sticker with "#9" handwritten on it.

    Credit Line

    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Mary E. Jackson, Posthumously and Linda A. Jackson

    Date

    ca. 1955

    Object number

    2016.117.9

    Restrictions & Rights

    © Linda A. Jackson
    Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

    Type

    gelatin silver prints

    Medium

    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

    Dimensions

    H x W (image): 7 1/2 × 9 7/16 in. (19 × 24 cm)
    H x W (sheet): 8 × 9 15/16 in. (20.3 × 25.3 cm)

    Place depicted

    Fillmore, San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America

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    National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

    Classification

    Photographs and Still Images

    Data Source

    National Museum of African American History and Culture

    Topic

    African American
    Bebop (Music)
    Entertainers
    Jazz (Music)
    Music
    Nightlife
    Singers (Musicians)

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd58a981f09-32b2-43e8-ba28-a1a81d409c12

    Record ID

    nmaahc_2016.117.9

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