Photograph of Bill "Bojangles" Robinson seated with a group at a table

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A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of Bill "Bojangles" Robinson seated with a group at a table with a group of six people. The group is depicted sitting around a rectangular table covered with a white tablecloth. The woman on the far left is wearing a satiny dress with a large bow below the front collar. The woman next to her is wearing a medium toned jacket and matching skirt over a light colored blouse. The woman to the right of center, chorine Birdie Warfield Edison, is wearing a medium toned dress. She has shoulder length hair with rolled bangs. The woman on the far right is wearing a light colored short sleeve sweater and plaid skirt. Robinson is depicted wearing a light tone suit jacket, dark tone pants, a white collared shirt, and a light tone tie. He is leaning back in his chair and smiling at the viewer.

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