Print of Josephine Baker and Mollie Moon crowning Dolores Beaux Arts Queen
date: label: Date
content: 1960
name: label: Photograph by
content: Cecil Layne, American
label: Subject of
content: Josephine Baker, American, 1906 - 1975
label: Subject of
content: Mollie Virgil Lewis Moon, c. 1908 - 1990
label: Subject of
content: Dolores Daniels Peters, American, 1929 - 1989
label: Subject of
content: National Urban League Guild, American, founded 1946
label: Subject of
content: National Urban League, American, founded 1910
notes: label: Description
content: Black-and-white photograph of Mollie Moon placing a tiara on Dolores Daniels' head. She is dressed in a rinestone studded full length ball gown and has a large feather hat on her head. Josephine Baker is pictured to the left of frame. The back of the print has the photographer's stamp and is inscribed, "Roosevelt Hotel / Josephine Baker / Dolores ___ / Mollie Moon crowning."
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Actors
label: Topic
content: Amusements
label: Topic
content: Civil Rights
label: Topic
content: Communities
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Social life and customs
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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: 2011.166.22
objectType: label: Type
content: gelatin silver prints
label: Type
content: portraits
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Estate of Cecil Layne
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: 10 x 8 in. (25.4 x 20.3 cm)