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Museum object · gelatin silver prints

Photograph of Lena Horne in profile

1941

African American history · place not specified

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Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

Black and white profile photograph of Lena Horne with blind stamp of Carl Van Vechten in lower left image corner and his stamp on verso.

Catalog date
1941
Recorded subjects
African American; Actors; Photography; Singers (Musicians)

Sources & collection details

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture — original record ↗

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Catalog reference: 2011.27.1.1

Collection: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

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