Photograph of a woman singing into a microphone

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 woman singing into a microphone. She stands behind the microphone stand with her hands at her sides. She is wearing a dark evening gown with a matching puffed sleeve jacket. The background is black. White text in the negative on the left side of the image reads, [Apollo Thea NYC / AUG 20-27, '37]. The image is framed by a white border that has pencil cropmarks and editing notations. On the back of the image is the photographer’s stamp in blue ink that reads, [harry rossner / CANDID PHOTOGRAPHER / 116 ave. c, b’klyn, n.y.]. Below are additional notations in pencil on bottom half on the back of the image.

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