Gelatin silver print of a crowd at the Apollo Theater
date: label: Date
content: 1945
name: label: Photograph by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Apollo Theater, American, founded 1934
label: Subject of
content: Count Basie, American, 1904 - 1984
label: Subject of
content: Benny Carter, American, 1907 - 2003
label: Subject of
content: Lil Green, American, 1919 - 1954
notes: label: Description
content: A black and white photograph of a crowd at the Apollo Theater.
label: Description
content: At the top left corner of the image is a marquee reading [HERE COMES ANOTHER GREAT SHOW! / COUND BASIE / AND HIS BAND AND REVUE / FRIDAY / DEC. 28 / BENNIE CARTER and his BAND and REVUE]. At the bottom left are three men, two of them dressed in Apollo Theater uniforms consisting of dark colored double-breasted overcoats with decorative braid and trim at the collars, and dark colored caps reading [APOLLO] with braided trim along the brims. Another uniformed attendant is visible in the bottom center of the image, turned away from the camera. The crowd forms a line several people deep to the right of the attendants and stretching back past the marquee. Behind the crowd is a wall with images of performers and framed advertisements for upcoming performances, including one for Lil Green and two for Count Basie. The image has been captured from above the crowd, with many looking towards the camera and smiling.
label: Description
content: THere are two inscriptions on the back of the image, both handwritten in graphite: [MIDNIGHT SHOW] and [(APOLLO THEATRE)].
place: label: Place depicted
content: Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Jazz (Music)
label: Topic
content: Music
label: Topic
content: Nightlife
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Theatre
label: Topic
content: Urban life
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Photographs and Still Images
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2015.97.38.33
objectType: label: Type
content: gelatin silver prints
label: Type
content: portraits
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Unknown - Restrictions Possible
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Sheet): 8 × 10 in. (20.3 × 25.4 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Image): 7 5/8 × 9 1/2 in. (19.4 × 24.1 cm)