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Photographic print of Dana Dane and his mom on set

September 28, 1990

New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

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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 Dana Dane and his mom on the set of "A Lil Bit of Dane Tonight," in New York. Dana Dane is on the proper left side of the image. He is wearing a white button down shirt, a black patterned suit jacket with satin lapels, a black bow tie, and glasses. He is also wearing a bracelet on his left wrist. He is hugging his mother. She is on the proper right side of the image. She is wearing a floral dress, earrings, and has a barrette in her curly hair. On the back of the print are inscriptions by Bill Adler identifying the subject, location, date, and photographer.

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Catalog reference: 2015.132.274

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