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

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A gelatin silver photographic print of Nina Simone captured during the recording of the song "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood." Simone is pictured in the center of the image, standing silhouetted in the open doorway of a well lit recording booth. She is looking down, her arms crossed. In the left foreground is a light-colored upright piano. A stamp on the verso reads [Please Credit: / Photo by / Bernard Gotfryd].

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