<I>Billy Eckstine on stage, c. mid-1950s</I>
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1955
name: label: Photograph by
content: Steve Jackson Jr., 1923 - 1999
label: Subject of
content: Billy Eckstine, American, 1914 - 1993
label: Subject of
content: Jimbo's Bop City, American, 1950 - 1965
notes: label: Description
content: This black and white photograph depicts Billy Eckstine on stage looking down at his audience. Wearing a light grey suit and dark shirt, he stands in front of a microphone that he grasps in both hands. Behind him on stage is a man in a dark suit holding a bass standing next to a drum set. On the back of the photograph is a green sticker with handwritten text that reads "#11."
place: label: Place depicted
content: Fillmore, San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Bebop (Music)
label: Topic
content: Entertainers
label: Topic
content: Jazz (Music)
label: Topic
content: Nightlife
label: Topic
content: Singers (Musicians)
setName: label: See more items in
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, Gift of Mary E. Jackson, Posthumously and Linda A. Jackson
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2016.117.11
objectType: label: Type
content: gelatin silver prints
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Linda A. Jackson
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. 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 15/16 × 9 15/16 in. (20.2 × 25.3 cm)