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Color photograph and a negative of Eubie Blake's hand casts

ca. 1982

Smithsonian NMAAHC collection

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Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

One (2011.149.5.3a) color photographic image of Eubie Blake hand casts made by Bobbiegita Walker. The hands are featured in an upright position, palms facing one another. They are slightly askew and with the left hand more upward than the right. The photograph also has the original accompanying photographic negative strip (2011.149.5.3b).

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Catalog reference: 2011.149.5.3ab

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