Digital image of Ernie Fields and His Orchestra
date: label: Date
content: early to mid 20th century
name: label: Photograph by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Ernie Fields, American, 1904 - 1997
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Man or Men
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Woman or Women
label: Owned by
content: Eddie Faye Gates, American, 1934 - 2021
notes: label: Description
content: Digital image of a black-and-white photograph of Ernie Fields and His Orchestra. Fields is standing third from the right and holding a trombone while wearing a dark suit and striped necktie. Photograph depicts a group of people standing in a line on a stage. Band members wear plaid-patterned jackets with bowties and hold saxophones, trumpets, and guitars. A large sign above the stage reads [Ernie FIELDS]. Print in the margin at bottom left reads [ERNIE FIELDS AND HIS ORCHESTRA] and at bottom right reads [ERNIE FIELDS ARTIST / 1852 N. Peoria Avenue / Tulsa {illegible} Okla]. On back of photograph, handwritten in blue ink is ["Best Swing Band in America" / Ernie Fields, Tulsa bandleader, 3rd from / right holding trombone]. On back at top right, handwritten in red ink is [#23 / p 92].
place: label: Place depicted
content: Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: American South
label: Topic
content: American West
label: Topic
content: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Jazz (Music)
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: Eddie Faye Gates Collection, Tulsa, Oklahoma
label: Classification
content: Photographs and Still Images
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Eddie Faye Gates, Tulsa OK, author, historian, community activist
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2014.117.40
objectType: label: Type
content: portraits
label: Type
content: digital images
label: Type
content: digital media - born analog
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: digital
label: Dimensions
content: File size (overall): 51.33 MB