Carmen McRae on stage, c. mid-1950s

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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.

This black and white photograph depicts Carmen McRae standing on stage. Viewed from below, she stands in front of a microphone and gazes out over the heads of audience seated below her. She wears a striped short sleeve shirt and dark pants. The backs of two audience members are visible in the bottom left corner. Streamers are draped across the ceiling overhead. On the back of the photograph is a green sticker with handwritten text that reads "#12."

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