Orchestra Playing for Dancers at the Annual National Urban League Ball at the Savoy Ballroom, New York, 1949
- Created by
- Mili, Gjon, Albanian American, 1904 - 1984
- Subject of
- National Urban League, American, founded 1910
- Date
- 1949
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image and Sheet): 10 7/16 × 13 3/8 in. (26.5 × 34 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of a band and dancers. In the foreground and at center, trombones play out to the crowd on the left.
- Place depicted
- Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Topic
- Band (Music)
- Photography
- Social life and customs
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2010.53.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




