Object Details
Photograph by
Robert H. McNeill, American, 1917 - 2005
Subject of
Ella Fitzgerald, American, 1917 - 1996
Unidentified
Club Bali, American, founded 1943
Description
A black and white photograph of Ella Fitzgerald and an unidentified person dressed as the Philip Morris Mascot at Club Bali. Fitzgerald is holding a microphone stand and looking to her proper right. She is wearing a dress with a flower design down the front. The Phillip Morris Mascot is wearing a Philip Morris uniform with a badge on the chest that reads: [Call for / Philip Morris].
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Graham Holdings Company
Date
1930s
Object number
2014.276.2.6
Restrictions & Rights
© Robert H. McNeill Heirs
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Type
gelatin silver prints
portraits
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W x D (image): 16 × 20 in. (40.6 × 50.8 cm)
Place depicted
14th and T Streets, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
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Collection title
Robert McNeill Photographs
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Topic
African American
Advertising
Entertainers
Local and regional
Nightlife
Photography
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmaahc_2014.276.2.6