Photograph of Nina Simone recording the song "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood"

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A gelatin silver print of Nina Simone during the recording of "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood." The black-and-white image depicts Simone on the left side of the image, standing in the doorway of a recording booth, the hanging microphone visible through the window in the front of the booth. Simone stands with her hands in front of her, holding a piece of paper. The top of a black grand piano is in the foreground. A stamp on the verso reads [Please Credit: / Photo by / Bernard Gotfryd].

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