Film still of Una Mae Carlisle on the set of “I Like It ‘Cause I Love It”

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A black-and-white film still of Una Mae Carlisle on the set of “I Like It ‘Cause I Love It,” a soundie from 1944. The silver gelatin print depicts Carlisle seated center at a piano, with her proper right side facing the viewer. Her face is turned towards the viewer and she is smiling. She is wearing a light-toned dress, and a flower hair accessory. The piano is depicted in the lower right quadrant. Above the keyboard is a mirrored backboard. In the mid-ground are two (2) women and one (1) man. The women are depicted on the right half of the mid-ground. The woman on the far right, Birdie Warfield Edison, stands with her proper left arm resting on the piano. She is wearing a spaghetti strap dress and a flower corsage. In the center, behind the featured piano player, is a woman seated at a small table.

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