Print of Cab Calloway dancing at the Hotel Nacional de Cuba

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A black and white photograph of Cab Calloway dancing for an audience while another man plays the piano. Calloway is pictured in the center of the image, standing on an open dance floor. He wears a plaid tuxedo jacket, dark colored pants, a white shirt and a dark colored bow tie. He is stepping with his proper right heel on the floor, his proper left leg slightly bent at the knee and his left toes on the floor behind his right foot. He holds a white cloth in his proper left hand, waving it in front of him. He is looking down, with his mouth slightly open. To the right of Calloway, a man is seated playing a piano which is only partially in the frame. He wears a dark colored suit jacket, light colored pants, and a floral patterned tie.

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