Photograph of Bill "Bojangles" Robinson

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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 "Bojangles" Robinson. Robinson is depicted standing in profile with his arms akimbo and his shadow cast on the blank wall behind him. He is wearing a banded hat, alight colored plaid jacket, light-colored pants, and tap shoes. His head is turned slightly towards the viewer and his proper right leg is slightly lifted and bent at the knee. In the lower right quadrant of the image is a handwritten inscription in blue ink that reads, [To Laura / Its [sic] really been / a pleasure / working with / you / Sincerely / Uncle Bo]. The photographer's mark is printed in the negative in the bottom right corner, [James J / Kriegsmann / N.Y.]. There are no inscriptions on the back of the photograph.

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