Photograph of a female dancer in costume

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 female dancer in costume performing at the Rose Room. The dancer is depicted standing on a raised stage. She is wearing a satin bikini top lined with two rows of sequins, a sequined collar, sequined lined cuffs, and long, polka dot skirt with a sequin lined waistband. She is wearing a spade-shaped, sequin lined headdress with a waist length veil that falls behind her. In the background are audience members seated around tables. There are no inscriptions on the front or back of the photograph.

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