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Photograph of Dr. Ubert Vincent and Bobby Rylandat the Cosmopolitan Tenn

ca. 1945

Harlem, 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 black and white photograph of Dr. Ubert Vincent (left) and Bobby Ryland (right) standing on a court at the Cosmopolitan Tennis Club. Both men are wearing short-sleeve shirts and hats. Vincent stands to the left of the photograph, has a moustache, and is holding something in his hands in front of him. Ryland is standing to the right of the photograph and has his hand around a towel and resting on the net. An unidentified man is visible off to the left, behind Vincent. A judge's stand with another unidentified man behind it can be seen off to the right behind Ryland. There are trees and brick buildings visible in the background. The back of the photograph has a stamp in black ink that reads: [904E] and an inscription identifying the photograph.

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Catalog reference: 2015.205.4

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