Created by

Miller, Wayne F., American, 1918 - 2013

Subject of

Unidentified Woman or Women

Medium

photographic gelatin and silver on photographic paper

Dimensions

H x W (Image): 10 3/8 x 10 3/8 in. (26.4 x 26.4 cm)

H x W (Sheet): 13 1/4 x 10 3/8 in. (33.7 x 26.4 cm)

Type

gelatin silver prints

Place depicted

Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America

Date

1946-1948

Description

A black-and-white photograph of an African American chorus girl who is sitting and fixing her hair backstage while the other chorus girls around her are getting dressed and putting on make-up.

Topic

African American

Bebop (Music)

Blues (Music)

Jazz (Music)

Nightlife

Photography

Rhythm and blues (Music)

Soul (Music)

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2009.24.10

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Portfolio/Series

The Way of Life of the Northern Negro

Classification

Media Arts-Photography

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Photograph by

Jackson, Steve Jr., 1923 - 1999

Subject of

Armstrong, Louis, American, 1901 - 1971

Armstrong, Lucille, American, 1914 - 1983

Jimbo's Bop City, American, 1950 - 1965

Medium

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions

H x W (image): 9 7/16 × 7 1/2 in. (24 × 19 cm)

H x W (sheet): 10 × 8 in. (25.4 × 20.3 cm)

Type

gelatin silver prints

portraits

Place depicted

Fillmore, San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America

Date

ca. 1955

Description

This black and white photograph depicts Louis Armstrong and his wife Lucille Wilson. They stand in front of a mural of Louis Armstrong, wearing a dark suit and bowtie, playing his trumpet. Louis Armstrong standing in front of his image wears a dark suit with a light colored bowtie. He points with his left thumb at his image. To his left is Lucille Wilson, wearing a dark coat dress, a fur wrap and fur hat. She carries a large black handbag. Over her head on the wall is a sign with text that reads “Cousin/ Jimbo/ for Mayor." On the back of the photograph is a green sticker with handwritten text "#10."

Topic

African American

Bebop (Music)

Entertainers

Instrumentalists (Musicians)

Jazz (Music)

Nightlife

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Mary E. Jackson, Posthumously and Linda A. Jackson

Object number

2016.117.10

Restrictions & Rights

© Linda A. Jackson

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Classification

Media Arts-Photography

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Photograph by

Jackson, Steve Jr., 1923 - 1999

Subject of

Billy Eckstine, American, 1914 - 1993

Jimbo's Bop City, American, 1950 - 1965

Medium

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions

H x W (image): 7 15/16 × 9 15/16 in. (20.2 × 25.3 cm)

Type

gelatin silver prints

Place depicted

Fillmore, San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America

Date

ca. 1955

Description

This black and white photograph depicts Billy Eckstine on stage looking down at his audience. Wearing a light grey suit and dark shirt, he stands in front of a microphone that he grasps in both hands. Behind him on stage is a man in a dark suit holding a bass standing next to a drum set. On the back of the photograph is a green sticker with handwritten text that reads "#11."

Topic

African American

Bebop (Music)

Entertainers

Jazz (Music)

Nightlife

Singers (Musicians)

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Mary E. Jackson, Posthumously and Linda A. Jackson

Object number

2016.117.11

Restrictions & Rights

© Linda A. Jackson

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Classification

Media Arts-Photography

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Photograph by

Jackson, Steve Jr., 1923 - 1999

Subject of

Unidentified Man or Men

Jimbo's Bop City, American, 1950 - 1965

Medium

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions

H x W (image): 9 7/16 × 7 1/2 in. (24 × 19 cm)

H x W (sheet): 10 × 7 15/16 in. (25.4 × 20.2 cm)

Type

gelatin silver prints

portraits

Place depicted

Fillmore, San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America

Date

ca. 1955

Description

This black and white photograph depicts a man standing in front of a door smoking. He wears a dark suit with a white shirt and white boutonniere, and a dark hat with a white stripe around the brim. He holds a cigarette in his raised left hand. He stands in front of set of doors. Over one door is a sign with text that reads "Jimbo's Bop City." On the floor under his feet is the word "Music." On the back of the photograph is a green sticker with handwritten text that reads “#14" as well as a black stamp that reads "Steve Jackson, JR/ Photographer."

Topic

African American

Bebop (Music)

Entertainers

Jazz (Music)

Music

Nightlife

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Mary E. Jackson, Posthumously and Linda A. Jackson

Object number

2016.117.14

Restrictions & Rights

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Classification

Media Arts-Photography

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Photograph by

Jackson, Steve Jr., 1923 - 1999

Subject of

Unidentified Woman or Women

Jimbo's Bop City, American, 1950 - 1965

Medium

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions

H x W (image): 9 7/16 × 7 1/2 in. (24 × 19 cm)

H x W (sheet): 9 15/16 × 7 15/16 in. (25.2 × 20.2 cm)

Type

gelatin silver prints

portraits

Place depicted

Fillmore, San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America

Date

ca. 1955

Description

This black and white photograph depicts a woman in dancing in costume. Standing with arms outstretched in the air, she wears a bikini top and bottom with long fringe. She wears a long coat, the ends of which she holds up behind her. There are chairs and tables in the background. On the back of the photograph is a green sticker with handwritten text that reads "#15."

Topic

African American

Bebop (Music)

Dance

Entertainers

Jazz (Music)

Nightlife

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Mary E. Jackson, Posthumously and Linda A. Jackson

Object number

2016.117.15

Restrictions & Rights

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Media Arts-Photography

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National Museum of African American History and Culture

Photograph by

Jackson, Steve Jr., 1923 - 1999

Subject of

Unidentified Man or Men

Jimbo's Bop City, American, 1950 - 1965

Medium

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions

H x W (image): 7 1/2 × 9 7/16 in. (19 × 24 cm)

H x W (sheet): 7 15/16 × 10 in. (20.2 × 25.4 cm)

Type

gelatin silver prints

Place depicted

Fillmore, San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America

Date

ca. 1955

Description

This black and white photograph depicts five men playing instruments in front of a crowded room. Three of the men, the bassist and two saxophonists stand among a seated audience. Behind the bassist is a man seated at a drum set. On the right side of the photograph is a seated man placing a guitar, with a man standing behind him gesturing with his right hand. On the back of the photograph is a green sticker with handwritten text that reads "#18."

Topic

African American

Bebop (Music)

Entertainers

Jazz (Music)

Nightlife

Singers (Musicians)

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Mary E. Jackson, Posthumously and Linda A. Jackson

Object number

2016.117.18

Restrictions & Rights

© Linda A. Jackson

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Classification

Media Arts-Photography

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Photograph by

Jackson, Steve Jr., 1923 - 1999

Subject of

Unidentified Man or Men

Unidentified Woman or Women

Jimbo's Bop City, American, 1950 - 1965

Medium

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions

H x W (image): 7 1/8 × 9 3/8 in. (18.1 × 23.8 cm)

H x W (sheet): 7 7/8 × 9 15/16 in. (20 × 25.2 cm)

Type

photographs

Place depicted

Fillmore, San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America

Date

ca. 1955

Description

This black and white photograph depicts a group of two men and four women seated around a table posing for the camera. Behind them is a standing man playing the bass. In the background is a man seated at a drum set, and a man standing with his back to the viewer. On the back of the photograph is a green sticker with handwritten text that reads "#19."

Topic

African American

Bebop (Music)

Instrumentalists (Musicians)

Jazz (Music)

Nightlife

Singers (Musicians)

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Mary E. Jackson, Posthumously and Linda A. Jackson

Object number

2016.117.19

Restrictions & Rights

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Media Arts-Photography

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Photograph by

Jackson, Steve Jr., 1923 - 1999

Subject of

Jimbo's Bop City, American, 1950 - 1965

Medium

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions

H x W (image): 9 7/16 × 7 7/16 in. (24 × 18.9 cm)

H x W (sheet): 10 × 7 15/16 in. (25.4 × 20.2 cm)

Type

gelatin silver prints

Place depicted

Fillmore, San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America

Date

ca. 1951

Description

This black and white photograph depicts the exterior of a building on an urban street. The first floor entrance is a storefront with a large plate glass window and double glass doors. Above the doors is text that reads "Bob City" in large letters written against a musical staph. The words "Known the World Over" are written beneath. At each end of the staph is a black silhouette of a figure playing the saxophone? Hanging above the door is a large electric sign that protrudes perpendicularly from the building. The top part of the sign is text running vertically that reads "JIMBO'S." Underneath is text that reads "Chicken Basket." Underneath is a second sign with larger lettering that reads "Bop City." Perpendicular to this is a triangular with text that reads " the house/ that BOP/ BUILT/ Chicken / Hot or Cold/ as Good as GOLD/ Here [illegible] King Cole/ I like it here [illegible] Mr. B/ The Food and Music." There are several cars in front of the building, and a man in a light colored coat and hat passing along the sidewalk in front. On the back of the image is a green sticker with "#2" handwritten on it.

Topic

African American

Bebop (Music)

Communities

Jazz (Music)

Photography

Singers (Musicians)

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Mary E. Jackson, Posthumously and Linda A. Jackson

Object number

2016.117.2

Restrictions & Rights

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Media Arts-Photography

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Photograph by

Jackson, Steve Jr., 1923 - 1999

Subject of

Unidentified Man or Men

Jimbo's Bop City, American, 1950 - 1965

Medium

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions

H x W (image): 7 7/16 × 9 7/16 in. (18.9 × 24 cm)

H x W (sheet): 7 15/16 × 9 15/16 in. (20.2 × 25.3 cm)

Type

photographs

Place depicted

Fillmore, San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America

Date

ca. 1955

Description

This black and white photograph depicts a group of men seated around a table. Wearing suits, they turn in their seats and face the viewer. In the background are three standing musicians wearing dark suits. Two of them play the saxophone and one plays the bass.

On the back of the photograph is a green sticker with handwritten text that reads "#20."

Topic

African American

Bebop (Music)

Instrumentalists (Musicians)

Jazz (Music)

Nightlife

Singers (Musicians)

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Mary E. Jackson, Posthumously and Linda A. Jackson

Object number

2016.117.20

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Photograph by

Jackson, Steve Jr., 1923 - 1999

Subject of

Unidentified Man or Men

Unidentified Woman or Women

Jimbo's Bop City, American, 1950 - 1965

Medium

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions

H x W (image): 7 1/2 × 9 7/16 in. (19 × 24 cm)

H x W (sheet): 7 15/16 × 9 15/16 in. (20.2 × 25.3 cm)

Type

photographs

Place depicted

Fillmore, San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America

Date

ca. 1955

Description

This black and white photograph depicts a group of people consisting of three men and two women seated around a table. Two of the seated men wear dark suits. One seated man wears a light colored suit with a bow tie. Standing behind the group is another man in a light colored suit gesturing with his right arm. There is a sign on the table that reads "JIMBO/ [illegible] City." On the back of the photograph is a green sticker with handwritten text that reads "#21."

Topic

African American

Bebop (Music)

Jazz (Music)

Nightlife

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Mary E. Jackson, Posthumously and Linda A. Jackson

Object number

2016.117.21

Restrictions & Rights

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Media Arts-Photography

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National Museum of African American History and Culture

Photograph by

Jackson, Steve Jr., 1923 - 1999

Subject of

Unidentified Man or Men

Unidentified Woman or Women

Jimbo's Bop City, American, 1950 - 1965

Medium

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions

H x W (image): 7 1/2 × 9 7/16 in. (19.1 × 24 cm)

H x W (sheet): 7 15/16 × 9 15/16 in. (20.2 × 25.3 cm)

Type

photographs

Place depicted

Fillmore, San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America

Date

ca. 1952

Description

This black and white photograph depicts three men and a woman seated around a table. The three men wear military uniforms. Two of the men have their arms around the woman who wears a light colored blouse. On the table in front of them is a sign with black lettering that reads "JIMBO/ BOP CITY." On the back of the photograph is a green sticker with handwritten text that reads "#22."

Topic

African American

Bebop (Music)

Jazz (Music)

Military

Nightlife

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Mary E. Jackson, Posthumously and Linda A. Jackson

Object number

2016.117.22

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Media Arts-Photography

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National Museum of African American History and Culture

Photograph by

Jackson, Steve Jr., 1923 - 1999

Subject of

Unidentified Man or Men

Jimbo's Bop City, American, 1950 - 1965

Medium

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions

H x W (image): 13 × 10 3/8 in. (33 × 26.3 cm)

H x W (sheet): 13 7/8 × 10 7/8 in. (35.3 × 27.6 cm)

Type

photographs

Place depicted

Fillmore, San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America

Date

ca. 1955

Description

This black and white photograph depicts a man standing with a double bass instrument. Wearing a dark suit over a light color shirt, he stands with his bass in front of the large wall mural. The mural features oversize instruments and two small dancing figures. On the back of the photograph is a green sticker with handwritten text that reads "#23."

Topic

African American

Bebop (Music)

Entertainers

Instrumentalists (Musicians)

Jazz (Music)

Nightlife

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Mary E. Jackson, Posthumously and Linda A. Jackson

Object number

2016.117.23

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Classification

Media Arts-Photography

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Photograph by

Jackson, Steve Jr., 1923 - 1999

Subject of

Mathis, Johnny, American, born 1935

Jimbo's Bop City, American, 1950 - 1965

Medium

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions

H x W (image): 9 1/2 × 7 1/2 in. (24.1 × 19 cm)

H x W (sheet): 10 × 8 in. (25.4 × 20.3 cm)

Type

gelatin silver prints

Place depicted

Fillmore, San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America

Date

ca. 1952

Description

This black and white photograph depicts Johnny Mathis standing at a microphone. Wearing a black suit over a white shirt and tie, he stands in front of a microphone with his head turned to his right. Behind him are two chairs and a drum set. Text is painted on the chairs; the left hand chair reads "Red [?]ouey." The chair on the right reads "Jose."

Topic

African American

Bebop (Music)

Jazz (Music)

Nightlife

Singers (Musicians)

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Mary E. Jackson, Posthumously and Linda A. Jackson

Object number

2016.117.3

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Media Arts-Photography

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Photograph by

Jackson, Steve Jr., 1923 - 1999

Subject of

Holiday, Billie, American, 1915 - 1959

Unidentified Woman or Women

Jimbo's Bop City, American, 1950 - 1965

Medium

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions

H x W (image): 7 7/16 × 9 9/16 in. (18.9 × 24.3 cm)

H x W (sheet): 7 15/16 × 10 in. (20.2 × 25.4 cm)

Type

gelatin silver prints

Place depicted

Fillmore, San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America

Date

ca. 1952

Description

This black and white photograph depicts Billie Holiday and another woman seated at a table. Billie Holliday, wearing a white hat and white buttoned up coat, sits slightly sideways, partially turned towards the viewer. To her right sits a woman in a white button down blouse. She faces the viewer, her right arm propped on the table in front of them, her left arm resting on Billie Holiday's shoulder. There are glasses and plates on the corner of the table in front of them. In the background is a man seated at a piano.

Topic

African American

Bebop (Music)

Entertainers

Jazz (Music)

Nightlife

Singers (Musicians)

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Mary E. Jackson, Posthumously and Linda A. Jackson

Object number

2016.117.4

Restrictions & Rights

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Media Arts-Photography

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Photograph by

Jackson, Steve Jr., 1923 - 1999

Subject of

Jimbo's Bop City, American, 1950 - 1965

Holiday, Billie, American, 1915 - 1959

Medium

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions

H x W (image): 7 1/2 × 9 7/16 in. (19 × 24 cm)

H x W (sheet): 7 15/16 × 9 15/16 in. (20.2 × 25.3 cm)

Type

gelatin silver prints

Place depicted

Fillmore, San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America

Date

ca. 1952

Description

This black and white photograph depicts Billie Holiday seated behind a table with a large group of people. Above her head on the wall is a large white sign with text that reads Lady Day." Wearing a light colored formal dress with spaghetti straps, a large bow in her hair, and a choker necklace, Billie Holiday leans forward and slightly to her right. Her gaze is directed towards her right. Seated to her left is a man in a gray suit and bowtie, leaning to his left towards a man standing at the end of the table, also in a gray suit. On Billie Holiday's right is a woman in a black dress. A man and woman sit beyond her. Three people, two women and a man, sit across the table from Billie Holiday, with their backs to the viewer. A man in a light colored suit and dark tie is visible in the bottom left foreground.

Topic

African American

Bebop (Music)

Entertainers

Jazz (Music)

Nightlife

Singers (Musicians)

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Mary E. Jackson, Posthumously and Linda A. Jackson

Object number

2016.117.5

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Classification

Media Arts-Photography

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Photograph by

Jackson, Steve Jr., 1923 - 1999

Subject of

Washington, Dinah, American, 1924 - 1963

Jimbo's Bop City, American, 1950 - 1965

Medium

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions

H x W (image): 10 × 7 15/16 in. (25.4 × 20.2 cm)

Type

gelatin silver prints

Place depicted

Fillmore, San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America

Date

ca. 1953

Description

This black and white photograph depicts Dinah Washington sitting behind a table. Wearing a light colored fur coat over a black dress, she sits on a chair with her left arm propped on the chair back. She carries a black patent leather bag on her lap. There are several men in suits sitting against the wall behind her.

Topic

African American

Bebop (Music)

Entertainers

Jazz (Music)

Nightlife

Singers (Musicians)

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Mary E. Jackson, Posthumously and Linda A. Jackson

Object number

2016.117.7

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Classification

Media Arts-Photography

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Photograph by

Jackson, Steve Jr., 1923 - 1999

Subject of

Ellington, Duke, American, 1899 - 1974

Unidentified Woman or Women

Jimbo's Bop City, American, 1950 - 1965

Medium

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions

H x W (image): 8 × 10 in. (20.3 × 25.4 cm)

Type

gelatin silver prints

Place depicted

Fillmore, San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America

Date

ca. 1952

Description

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."

Topic

African American

Bebop (Music)

Entertainers

Jazz (Music)

Nightlife

Singers (Musicians)

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Mary E. Jackson, Posthumously and Linda A. Jackson

Object number

2016.117.8

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Media Arts-Photography

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Photograph by

Jackson, Steve Jr., 1923 - 1999

Subject of

Ellington, Duke, American, 1899 - 1974

Unidentified Woman or Women

Jimbo's Bop City, American, 1950 - 1965

Medium

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions

H x W (image): 7 1/2 × 9 7/16 in. (19 × 24 cm)

H x W (sheet): 8 × 9 15/16 in. (20.3 × 25.3 cm)

Type

gelatin silver prints

Place depicted

Fillmore, San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America

Date

ca. 1955

Description

This black and white photograph depicts Duke Ellington seated between two women. Sitting behind a table, Duke Ellington wears a dark suit, light colored shirt and spotted tie. The woman seated to his left wears a light colored dress with a double strand of pearls. The woman to his right wears a spotted dress with large round white earrings. The back of a man's head is visible in the foreground. The back of the photograph has a green sticker with "#9" handwritten on it.

Topic

African American

Bebop (Music)

Entertainers

Jazz (Music)

Music

Nightlife

Singers (Musicians)

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Mary E. Jackson, Posthumously and Linda A. Jackson

Object number

2016.117.9

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Media Arts-Photography

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Photograph by

Jackson, Steve Jr., 1923 - 1999

Subject of

Louis, Joe, American, 1914 - 1981

Unidentified Man or Men

Unidentified Woman or Women

Jimbo's Bop City, American, 1950 - 1965

Medium

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions

H x W (image): 7 3/8 × 9 7/16 in. (18.8 × 24 cm)

H x W (sheet): 7 7/8 × 9 15/16 in. (20 × 25.3 cm)

Type

gelatin silver prints

Place depicted

Fillmore, San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America

Date

ca. 1955

Description

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."

Topic

African American

Athletes

Bebop (Music)

Boxing

Jazz (Music)

Nightlife

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Mary E. Jackson, Posthumously and Linda A. Jackson

Object number

2016.117.6

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