Photograph of a cocktail party held by Irving Mills
date: label: Date
content: 1936
name: label: Photograph by
content: Al Brackman, American, 1912 - 1992
label: Subject of
content: Lew White, American, 1902 - 1955
label: Subject of
content: Adrian Rollini, American, 1903 - 1956
label: Subject of
content: Duke Ellington, American, 1899 - 1974
label: Subject of
content: Will Hudson, American, 1908 - 1981
label: Subject of
content: Richard W. Altschuler
label: Subject of
content: Irving Mills, American, 1894 - 1985
label: Subject of
content: Tommy Dorsey, American, 1905 - 1956
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Man or Men
label: Subject of
content: Master Records, Inc.
label: Subject of
content: American Record Corporation, American, 1929 - 1934
notes: label: Description
content: A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of the cocktail party that launched Master Records, Inc., held by Irving Mills. The image depicts eleven (11) men, including Irving Mills, Lew White, Adrian Rollini, Duke Ellington, Will Hudson, Dick Altschuler, and Tommy Dorsey. Mills is at the center of the group. He is wearing a dark pinstriped suit, a white shirt, and medium toned tie that is slightly askew. On the far left is White. He is partially obscured by the left edge of the photograph. Next to him, standing in profile, is Rollini. Next to Rollini is Ellington. Ellington is wearing a dark pinstriped suit, a light toned, striped collared shirt, and medium toned, patterned tie. He is facing the right edge of the photograph. To the right of Ellington is Hudson and a partially obscured man standing behind Mills. Hudson is facing the viewer and is wearing wire rimmed glasses. Dorsey is depicted in profile with his arm around Mill’s shoulders, facing the left edge of the image. Four additional men in suits and ties, including Altschuler, stand in front, looking towards the viewer. There is an inscription on the back of the photograph, written in pencil that reads, [I. Mills' Cocktail Party / L to R: Lew White, Organist, / Adrian Rollini [insert arrow] Duke, Will Hudson, / FRONT: Dick Altschuler, president / Am. Record Corp., I. Mills, gen. / Mgr., & Tommy Dorsey / PHOTO: AL BRACKMAN]. There are no inscriptions on the front of the photograph.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Business
label: Topic
content: Composers (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Dance
label: Topic
content: Entertainers
label: Topic
content: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Jazz (Music)
label: Topic
content: Nightlife
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Singers (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Social life and customs
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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: 2013.46.25.256
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): 3 × 4 1/2 in. (7.6 × 11.4 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Sheet): 3 5/16 × 4 3/4 in. (8.4 × 12.1 cm)