Photograph of Bill Bailey

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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 Bill Bailey. Bailey is depicted dancing on a stage, in three-quarters profile. He is wearing a light colored suit, white collared shirt, and a medium toned tie. He is also wearing a straw boater hat with a striped band with bow trim. Both of Bailey’s arms are raised and he is looking down towards the stage. There are pencil marks and notations on the front and back of the image. There is an inscription on the back of the photograph, written in pencil, that reads, [Sallye[sic] - / I was by & you were / not home, anyway here / is the picture of Bill maybe / you can have a cut made / from it / Lauri].

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