Photograph of Joe "Ziggy" Johnson, Daisy Boone, the Jeter and Pillars Band

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A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of the Jeter and Pillars Band performing on stage with Joe "Ziggy" Johnson, Daisy Boone and the Eight Plantation Dollies. A man and woman stand hand-in-hand at the front center of the stage. She is wearing a white, full length evening gown and he, a light colored tuxedo. Eight (8) showgirls in matching light colored outfits fan around them, four (4) on each side. Each showgirl is wearing a hat or a head wrap, a ruffled neck crop top, and flowing tiered skirt held out to the sides. Chorine Chickie Collins is depicted second from the left and Chorine Birdie Warfield is fourth from the left. The band is behind them on a raised platform, holding various instruments. The stage set features a repeated circular motif and fountain centered at the back. Photo is inscribed ink white ink at the top left and across the bottom.

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