Museum object · Photographs and Still Images
Gelatin silver print of a woman singing into a microphone
1920s - 1950s
Smithsonian NMAAHC collection
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 a woman at a microphone. She is wearing a long dark dress under a knee-length white fur coat. She is angled slightly away from the camera, her arms are bent and slightly raised by her sides. She appears to be singing into the microphone. The microphone, a rectangular ribbon style, is mounted on a tall stand. Behind her, heart-shaped wire back chairs and tables are just visible along with the letters "J" and "H" in white in the lower right side of the image. On the reverse is a stamp for Franklin Photos Reproductions.
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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13
Catalog reference: 2015.97.38.16
