Museum object · Photographs and Still Images
Dapper musician steps out for a smoke, c. mid 1950s
ca. 1955
Fillmore, San Francisco, California, 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 black and white photograph depicts a man standing in front of a door smoking. He wears a dark suit with a white shirt and white boutonniere, and a dark hat with a white stripe around the brim. He holds a cigarette in his raised left hand. He stands in front of set of doors. Over one door is a sign with text that reads "Jimbo's Bop City." On the floor under his feet is the word "Music." On the back of the photograph is a green sticker with handwritten text that reads “#14" as well as a black stamp that reads "Steve Jackson, JR/ Photographer."
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Sources & collection details
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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13
Catalog reference: 2016.117.14
