Museum object · Photographs and Still Images
Color slide of Poitier and Belafonte at a fundraiser at Boston Garden
October 27, 1967
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
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.
This color slide depicts Harry Belafonte embracing Sidney Poitier on stage. Harry Belafonte wears a dark shirt and pants. He shakes the hand and embraces another individual wearing a dark suit. A microphone on a stand is visible behind them.
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Catalog reference: 2015.245.248
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