Photograph of a Gobs of Rhythm and Algiers Naval Air Station Band performance
date: label: Date
content: August 1945
name: label: Photograph by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Man or Men
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Woman or Women
label: Subject of
content: Navy Gobs of Rhythm, American
label: Subject of
content: Algiers Naval Air Station Band, American, founded 1942
notes: label: Description
content: A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of a Navy Gobs of Rhythm and Algiers Naval Air Station Band performance. Three (3) saxophonists, a string bassist, a trumpeter, and a female singer are depicted. The male trumpeter and female singer stand at the front of the stage behind a microphone. The male trumpeter is depicted facing away from the viewer, angled towards the singer. He is wearing a pinstriped suit and holds the trumpet by his proper right side. The female singer is depicted turned slightly towards the viewer. She is wearing a black suit with a matching skirt over a white, ruffle collar blouse. She has a pin affixed to her proper left shoulder. The three male saxophonists sit behind white music stands decorated with an image of a ship's wheel and the text [GOBS OF / RHYTHM / ALGIERS / NAVAL STATION]. The string bassist stands behind them. In the center background is a drum kit and a man and child standing in the wings. There are no inscriptions on the front or back of the photograph.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Jazz (Music)
label: Topic
content: Military
label: Topic
content: Music
label: Topic
content: Nightlife
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Theatre
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: The Laura Cathrell Show-Down Magazine 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: 2013.46.25.88
objectType: label: Type
content: gelatin silver prints
label: Type
content: portraits
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: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Image): 9 3/16 × 7 1/8 in. (23.3 × 18.1 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Sheet): 10 1/8 × 7 15/16 in. (25.7 × 20.2 cm)