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Orchestra Playing for Dancers at the Annual National Urban League Ball at the Savoy Ballroom, New York, 1949

Object Details

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.
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Created by
Gjon Mili, Albanian American, 1904 - 1984
Subject of
National Urban League, American, founded 1910
Date
1949
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
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)
Type
gelatin silver prints
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