Photograph of Jimi Hendrix playing during a recording session

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This is a black and white photograph of Jimi Hendrix playing during a recording session. Jimi Hendrix is depicted standing holding his electric guitar. He wears a light colored long sleeve shirt with puffy sleeves, with ruffles at the cuffs and the neckline. The neckline is an open V-neck. Over the shirt he wears a short, patterned vest. He wears dark pants and a belt decorated with roundels. Long wires hang from his guitar. A microphone is suspended in front of his face. Instrument cases can be seen on the floor in the background. The back is blank.

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