Color photograph of Eubie Blake and The Reagans
date: label: Date
content: 1981
name: label: Photograph by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Eubie Blake, American, 1887 - 1983
label: Subject of
content: Marion Blake, American
label: Subject of
content: President Ronald Reagan, American, 1911 - 2004
label: Subject of
content: Nancy Reagan, American, born 1921
label: Subject of
content: Lew Jacobs, American
notes: label: Description
content: Color photograph of Eubie Blake, seated in a wheelchair, accompanied by Marion Blake, Eubie's wife and Lew Jacobs. Eubie is shaking hands with then President, Ronald and First Lady, Nancy Reagan. Blake was visiting the White House because on October 9, 1981, he was the recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, awarded by President Ronald Reagan.
place: label: Place depicted
content: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Composers (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Jazz (Music)
label: Topic
content: Musical Theatre
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Ragtime (Music)
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 Bobbiegita Walker
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2011.149.2.1
objectType: label: Type
content: chromogenic color prints
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: photographic paper and ink
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm)