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Photograph of Jimmy Miller playing guitar

March 1, 1937

Smithsonian NMAAHC collection

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

A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of Jimmy Miller guitarist for Noble Sissle and His Orchestra. Miller is depicted seated, playing a six (6) sting acoustic guitar. Miller has short hair and a mustache. He is wearing a tweed suit, a patterned tie, and a white button down shirt. An inscription by Miller on the front of the photograph in black in reads: [TO SALLY / ONE IN A MILLION / A TRUE FRIEND / JIMMY / NOBLE SISSLE'S ORCH. / 3/1/37]. There are no inscriptions on the back of the photograph.

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Catalog reference: 2013.46.25.10

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