Museum object · Photographs and Still Images
Photograph of A.G. Godley
1930-1950
New York City, New York, 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 silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of A.G. Godley. Godley is depicted seated against a white background. His hands are crossed and he is resting his proper right arm on the side of a drum. He is wearing a medium toned suit jacket, white button down shirt, black pants, and a black bow tie. There is a white pocket square in his proper left breast pocket. There is an inscription in black ink in the bottom left corner of the photograph, that reads, [To my good / pal Lauri / from her / pal / A.G. Godley]. The photographer's mark, printed in the negative, located in the bottom right corner reads, [Bruno / of / Hollywood / N.Y.C.]. There are no inscriptions on the back of the photograph.
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Catalog reference: 2013.46.25.145
