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Title
African Americans dancing on a stage with musicians, Los Angeles, 1940s-1950s
Alternative Title
Friends and relatives of Somervilles
Date Created and/or Issued
[1940s-1950s]
1940/1960
Contributing Institution
UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection
Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
Rights Information
spec-coll@library.ucla.edu
Description
Since this image is in the Somerville file, the musicians and dancers might be performing music and dance of Jamaica.
Dancers and musicians perform on a stage with a backdrop of American and United Kingdom flags. Among the musicians are a guitarist, two conga players, and two bass players. Six women and three men are dancing. The men all wear white trousers, printed shirts, two wear straw hats and two wear cloth headdresses.
Written on back of photo: L.A. Star, 6 mats / take w mat to Sentinel / 1 to Eagle
Type
image
Identifier
uclalsc_1889_b14_f16_003a.tif
ark:/21198/z17m1s05
Subject
African American musicians
African American dancers
Source
Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
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