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Photograph of Una Mae Carlisle

1940

New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

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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 Una Mae Carlisle. She is depicted posing behind a piano, with her forearms resting on the top. She is wearing large earrings, a large ring on her right hand, and bracelet on her left wrist. Her gaze is fixed upward. The image is framed by a white border with black text at the bottom that reads, [UNA MAE CARLISLE / ASSOCIATED BOOKING CORP. / JOE GLASER, President / Squibb B'ldg 745 - 5th Ave. N.Y.]. White text in the negative in the bottom right corner of the image reads, [James J / Kriegsmann / NY]. Along the right side of the image is an inscription in black ink that reads, [To Laurie" / One of the best / and all the / best should be / yours. / Musically" / Una Mae]. There are no inscriptions on the back of the image.

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Catalog reference: 2013.46.25.33

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