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 a recording studio, standing with a group of musicians. She wears a dark colored top, with long beaded necklace and is behind a music stand spread with sheets of paper, another sheet of paper in her hand. There is one woman behind her and two women and a man to her proper left. In the foreground are seated musicans, one of whom plays a guitar. A stamp on the verso reads [Please Credit: / Photo by / Bernard Gotfryd].

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