Photograph of Bill Bailey
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1937
name: label: Photograph by
content: Marvin Smith, American, 1910 - 2003
label: Photograph by
content: Morgan Smith, American, born 1910
label: Subject of
content: Bill Bailey, American, 1912 - 1978
notes: label: Description
content: A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of Bill Bailey. Bailey is centrally depicted as a cut out image on a black background. He stands with his arms akimbo. he is wearing a light colored suit, tie, and a banded bowler hat. An inscription in white ink in the lower left corner reads, [To Lauri / a dear dear friend / with my best wishes / Sincerely / Bill Bailey]. On the back of the image is the photographer’s stamp in blue ink that reads, [PHOTO BY / MORGAN & MARVIN SMITH / 43 West 66th St., N.Y. C.]. There is an additional inscription in pencil on the back of the image.
place: label: Place made
content: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Entertainers
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Tap dancing
label: Topic
content: Theatre
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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: 2013.46.25.39
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 (Image): 9 5/8 × 7 11/16 in. (24.5 × 19.5 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Sheet): 9 15/16 × 8 in. (25.3 × 20.3 cm)