Photographic print of Sister Rosetta Tharpe

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A black-and-white photographic print of Sister Rosetta Tharpe performing. She is pictured singing in front of a microphone, a guitar strapped around her shoulders, looking up with both arms raised and her mouth open in song. SShe is wearing a light-colored dress. A man playing a trombone is visible in the background. The back of the photograph is signed at center in black ink with “Terry Cryer / ©.”

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