Postcard of Duke Ellington and his Orchestra, with autograph
date: label: Date
content: 1935
name: label: Photograph by
content: Maurice Seymour Studio, American, founded 1929
label: Subject of
content: Duke Ellington, American, 1899 - 1974
label: Subject of
content: Juan Tizol Martinez, Puerto Rican, 1900 - 1984
label: Subject of
content: Barney Bigard, American, 1906 - 1980
label: Subject of
content: Sonny Greer, American, 1895 - 1982
notes: label: Description
content: A black and white photographic postcard of Duke Ellington and his orchestra.
label: Description
content: Duke Ellington is standing in the front on the left side. His hand is resting on a piano and there is a saxophone next to him. He is wearing a white dress shirt and a black tuxedo with a white pocket square. His orchestra is standing behind him with instruments next to them, saxophones and clarinets along the front row and drums in the back. They are wearing light colored tuxedos with white dress shirts and shiny lapels. The signature of Duke Ellington in blue ink is across the center of the phtoograph. At the bottom right corner is the photographer's mark [Maurice / Chicago] in white.
label: Description
content: The back of the postcard is white. There is grey printed text which reads [POSTCARD / CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS] across the top and a stamp box with E K K P in the corners.
place: label: Place captured
content: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Musicians
label: Topic
content: Photography
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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: 2015.97.38.5
objectType: label: Type
content: portraits
label: Type
content: postcards
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Public domain
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 (Sheet): 3 7/16 × 5 3/8 in. (8.7 × 13.7 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Image): 3 1/8 × 5 3/16 in. (7.9 × 13.2 cm)