<I>Joe Louis with wife and others, mid-1950s</I>
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1955
name: label: Photograph by
content: Steve Jackson Jr., 1923 - 1999
label: Subject of
content: Joe Louis, American, 1914 - 1981
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Man or Men
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 Joe Louis surrounded by a crowd of people. Seated at a table, Joe Louis wears a light colored three piece suit over a dark colored shirt with a light colored strip down the front. The woman sitting to his left wears a dark dress with a light colored fur wrap draped over her shoulders. She has a light colored hat with a large feather on her head, and her left hand rests in her lap. Three women sit next to and across from them. Behind Joe Louis are six men and a woman standing in a rough line. Three of the men wear dark suits and ties, three men wear light colored suit jackets or shirts, and the woman wears a light colored dress. There is a sign on the wall behind them that reads "George/ Shearing/ Quintet."
place: label: Place depicted
content: Fillmore, San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Athletes
label: Topic
content: Bebop (Music)
label: Topic
content: Boxing
label: Topic
content: Jazz (Music)
label: Topic
content: Nightlife
label: Topic
content: Sports
setName: label: See more items in
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: 2016.117.6
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): 7 3/8 × 9 7/16 in. (18.8 × 24 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (sheet): 7 7/8 × 9 15/16 in. (20 × 25.3 cm)