Gelatin silver print of of Sid LeProtti
date: label: Date
content: 1916-1958
name: label: Photograph by
content: H. Bowden
label: Subject of
content: Louis Sidney (Sid) LeProtti, American, 1886 - 1958
label: Owned by
content: Frank Driggs, American, 1930 - 2011
notes: label: Description
content: A black and white photograph of Sid LeProtti.
label: Description
content: LeProtti is pictured from the chest up, at the center of the image, wearing a brimmed hat with a black band around it, a dark colored collared shirt, a dark colored suit jacket, and an argyle tie. He is also wearing sunglasses. His head is tilted to the proper left side. LeProtti stands in front of a doorway and window. There are seven (7) photographs of women in window behind him. To the left, a sign on the doorway is partially visible. The sign has an illustration of a nude woman with black text that reads [GIRLS / DANCING / & SINGING / GIRLS / Continuous / Entertainment].
label: Description
content: On the back of the photograph is a stamp in red ink reading [PLEASE CREDIT / H. BOWDEN], followed by a handwritten inscription in black ink reading [SID LE PROTTI (RAGTIME PIANIST)] and a stamp in black ink reading [FRANK DRIGGS COLLECTION].
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Ragtime (Music)
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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: 2015.97.38.35
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 (Sheet): 7 13/16 × 10 9/16 in. (19.8 × 26.8 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Image): 7 1/16 × 8 15/16 in. (17.9 × 22.7 cm)