Museum object · Photographs and Still Images
Unknown bass player, 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 with a double bass instrument. Wearing a dark suit over a light color shirt, he stands with his bass in front of the large wall mural. The mural features oversize instruments and two small dancing figures. On the back of the photograph is a green sticker with handwritten text that reads "#23."
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Sources & collection details
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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13
Catalog reference: 2016.117.23
