Photograph of the Count Basie Orchestra performing on stage
date: label: Date
content: mid 20th century
name: label: Photograph by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Man or Men
label: Subject of
content: Harry "Sweets" Edison, American, 1915 - 1999
label: Subject of
content: Count Basie Orchestra, American, founded 1935
notes: label: Description
content: A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of the Count Basie Orchestra performing on stage. The image is oriented so that the viewer is looking up towards the band on stage. On the left side of the image is a large drum set with the bass drum featuring decals of letters and musical notes, [J.J. / C / B]. The drummer’s head is just visible above the bass drum. In a diagonal line from the middle of the image down to the lower right corner, there are two (2) rows of musicians. The front row of musicians are seated behind four (4) music stands with the initials [C / B] in the upper left corner of the front of the music stands. All four (4) musicians in the front row are playing saxophones. A second row of six (6) musicians stand behind the seated saxophonists. Five (5) of the musicians are holding trumpets. Standing third from the left, with his trumpet raised in playing position, is Harry "Sweets" Edison. There are no inscriptions on the front or back of the image.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Band (Music)
label: Topic
content: Entertainers
label: Topic
content: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Nightlife
label: Topic
content: Photography
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: The Laura Cathrell Show-Down Magazine 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: 2013.46.25.38
objectType: label: Type
content: gelatin silver prints
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 (Image): 7 1/2 × 9 1/2 in. (19.1 × 24.1 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Sheet): 8 1/8 × 10 1/16 in. (20.6 × 25.5 cm)