<I>Duke Ellington and his Band at the Saint-Lazare Station</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1939
name: label: Created by
content: United Press International, American, founded 1907
label: Subject of
content: Duke Ellington, American, 1899 - 1974
label: Subject of
content: Juan Tizol Martinez, Puerto Rican, 1900 - 1984
label: Subject of
content: Ivie Anderson, American, 1905 - 1949
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Man or Men
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Woman or Women
notes: label: Description
content: Black and white photograph of Duke Ellington, members of his orchestra, and others gathered around the outside of a train car at the Saint-Lazare Station in Paris. In the center, Ellington and another man sit atop luggage cases. Juan Tizol stands to Ellington's proper right. Everyone in the photo wears heavy overcoats and hats, or hold hats in their hands. Several orchestra members, including Ivie Anderson, pose on the train steps. To the right are two train or station attendants in uniform caps. There are no marks or inscriptions on the front. On the back of the photograph are two inscriptions handwritten in blue ink: [873461 / 1939 / Paris, France] at the top left and [Duke Ellington + his Band at the Saint-Lazare Station] at the top right. At center, stamped in black ink, is: [PLEASE CREDIT / United Press International Photo] with additional rights information.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Composers (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Conductors (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Jazz (Music)
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Travel
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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: 2012.46.60.3
objectType: label: Type
content: black-and-white photographs
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: ink on photographic paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm)