Museum object · Photographs and Still Images
Hammond Dance School
ca. 1940
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
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 black and white photograph of students and a teacher at the Bernice Hammond Dance School. The photograph features five students standing at the bar practicing. Their teacher, Bernice Hammond, stands in front of them demonstrating pointe. Framed photographs adorn the walls of the studio.
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Catalog reference: 2014.276.2.7
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