Photograph by
Unidentified
Distributed by
Nazarro, Nat, American, 1902 - 1986
Subject of
Bubbles, John, American, 1902 - 1986
Washington, Ford Lee, American, 1903 - 1955
Buck and Bubbles, American, founded 1919
Date
ca. 1937
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (Image): 7 3/16 × 9 7/16 in. (18.3 × 23.9 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 8 × 10 1/8 in. (20.3 × 25.7 cm)
Description
A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of Ford Lee Washington and John W. Sublett as the comedy duo, Buck and Bubbles. The men are depicted from the waist up, in the center of the image. They are seated and are looking at each other. Washington, depicted on the left, is wearing a dark jacket, striped shirt, and a dark, hounds tooth newsboy cap. Sublett, depicted on the right, wears a plaid jacket, light colored shirt, and white, newsboy cap. In the lower right hand corner is the image number, printed in the negative, [M48-2]. An inscription in black ink on the back of the image reads, [Nat Nazarro / presents / Buck / and / Bubbles]. There are also several inscriptions in pencil on the back of the photograph.
Collection title
The Laura Cathrell Show-Down Magazine Collection
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
gelatin silver prints
portraits
Topic
Comedy
Photography
Tap dancing
Vaudeville
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2013.46.25.47
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd54a1e0bb4-2409-4337-a30c-d0e84bba250b

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