Museum object · Photographs and Still Images
Group portrait of a jazz band at high school prom
1948 - 1970s
Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
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.
A large band consisting mostly of young men stand in front of the "Moonlight and Roses" prom banner with instruments in hand. An elderly man in black tie sits in a chair in front of the musicians. White/light colored linoleum dominates the foreground of the image.
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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13
Catalog reference: 2012.137.3.34
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