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Description
Bill "Bojangles" Robinson onstage with Cotton Club showgirls. Ethel Sissle (later Gordon) is at the far left. All information concerning the content and description of the image was provided by Walter Gordon.
Entertainment People Showgirls--New York (State)--New York Tap dancers--United States African American dancers African American actors Actors--United States Nightclubs--California--Los Angeles Cotton Club Robinson, Bill, 1878-1949 Sissle, Ethel
Source
Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection
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