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Gelatin silver print of Nat King Cole, Perry Como, and Chester Dudley

1950s

Smithsonian NMAAHC collection

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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 Nat King Cole, Perry Como, and Chester Dudley looking at some papers. Nat King Cole is on the left side of the image. He is wearing a white collared shirt, a pinstripe grey colored suit, and a short tie in a striped design. Perry Como is in the center. He is wearing a white collared shirt, dark pants, and a plaid suit jacket. He has a cigarette in his proper left hand and is holding several sheets of white paper. Chester Dudley is on the right. He is wearing a white collared shirt, a dark suit jacket, a necktie, and glasses. All three have white pocket squares and are looking down at the sheets of paper. At the top left corner of the verso is the handwritten inscription in graphite: [Nat King Cole (Left) / Perry Como (Center) / Chester Dudley (rt)].

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Catalog reference: 2015.97.38.32

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