Contract for B.B. King and Orchestra
date: label: Date
content: August 18, 1955
name: label: Created by
content: Buffalo Booking Agency, American, founded 1950
label: Subject of
content: B.B. King, American, 1925 - 2015
label: Subject of
content: Evelyn J. Johnson, American
notes: label: Description
content: A typewritten ink on Buffalo Booking Agency letterhead, contract "No. 3016" for a performance of "Four hours with usual intermission." Signature of B.B. King in lower left corner. It is unsigned by the second party.
place: label: Place depicted
content: Houston, Texas, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Blues (Music)
label: Topic
content: Business
label: Topic
content: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Documents and Manuscripts
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Paxton and Rachel Baker
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2012.172.3
objectType: label: Type
content: contracts
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: ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 8 1/2 x 11 in. (21.6 x 27.9 cm)