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Description
All information concerning the content and description of the image was provided by Walter Gordon. Photograph of a birthday party at the Cotton Club in New York. Clarence Robinson is third from the left; man second from the left was identified as a gangster and the guest of honor. The other individuals in the photograph are unidentified. Photograph is believed to have been taken by Ethel (Sissle) Gordon, although the woman cutting the cake is possibly Ethel. Handwritten caption: "Birthday Party, Cotton Club"
Youth Culture Chorus girls Nightclubs--New York (State)--New York Parties--California--Los Angeles Choreographers--New York (State)--New York Cotton Club Robinson, Clarence
Source
Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection
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