<I>Duke Ellington celebrates 25th anniversary in show business, c. 1952</I>
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1952
name: label: Photograph by
content: Steve Jackson Jr., 1923 - 1999
label: Subject of
content: Duke Ellington, American, 1899 - 1974
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Woman or Women
label: Subject of
content: Jimbo's Bop City, American, 1950 - 1965
notes: label: Description
content: This black and white photograph depicts Duke Ellington sitting behind a table set with flowers and tall candles. Wearing a dark suit and tie over a gray shirt, he is surrounded by a crowd of people; seated to his left is a woman in a dotted dress, smoking a cigarette. Another woman, only partially visible, is seated on his right. In the foreground is a woman in profile, wearing her hair in a ponytail. On the wall over Duke Ellington's head is a sign that reads "Welcome the DUKE/ of ELLINGTON/ on His 25th Year/ in/ music." On the back of the photograph is a green sticker with handwritten text "#8."
place: label: Place depicted
content: Fillmore, San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Bebop (Music)
label: Topic
content: Entertainers
label: Topic
content: Jazz (Music)
label: Topic
content: Nightlife
label: Topic
content: Singers (Musicians)
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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, Gift of Mary E. Jackson, Posthumously and Linda A. Jackson
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2016.117.8
objectType: label: Type
content: gelatin silver prints
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Linda A. Jackson
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. 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): 8 × 10 in. (20.3 × 25.4 cm)