Photograph of Ralph Cooper

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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 Ralph Cooper. Cooper is featured left of center looking to the right of the image. He is depicted from the waist up and wears a black jacket, striped shirt, patterned tie, and carnation in his lapel. On the right side of the front of the image, is an inscription in black ink that reads, [To Laure / A beautiful / page from / Omar Kyam [sic] / combined with / an encyclopedic / vocabulary, could / not combine your / charm and beauty / in words- / Luck Always! / Coop]. 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, [PERSONAL MANAGEMENT / GALE AGENCY, INC. 48 WEST 48th STREET / NEW YORK CITY].

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