Museum object · Photographs and Still Images
Photograph of Jimmy Spencer
1935-1960
Smithsonian NMAAHC collection
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.
A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of Jimmy Spencer. He is centrally depicted from the thighs up, leaning against a piano. He is wearing a dark suit, white shirt, and a black bow tie. His proper left arm rests on the piano while his proper right hand rests on his proper left forearm. The piano is in the lower right quadrant. The image is bordered with white and along bottom is black text on the left and right sides. The text in the lower left corner reads, [Jimmy Spencer]. The text in the lower right corner reads, [ABC / ASSOCIATED BOOKING CORP. / New York / Chicago / Beverly Hills / Miami / Dallas / Las Vegas / London]. There are no inscriptions on the back of the image.
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Catalog reference: 2013.46.25.37
