Photograph of Beverly White

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

A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of Beverly White. White is centrally depicted seated on a fabric covered, carved wooden bench. Her proper left shoulder is held slightly forward and her proper left arm is extended out and resting on the edge of the bench. Her proper right arm is resting on the bench behind her. White wears a long dress with large puffed sleeves that extend to the elbows, decorated with three large flowers attached to her proper left lapel. The image is bordered in white and along the bottom are two columns of black text. The column on the left side reads, [BEVERLY WHITE / featured with / CLAUDE HOPKINS and His Orchestra]. The column on the right side reads, [Management / ROCKWELL - O'KEEFE Inc. / Radio City, N.Y. Chicago Hollywood, Cal.]. There are no inscriptions on the front or back of the photograph.

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