Museum object · Photographs and Still Images
Photograph of Bobby Ryland and another man at Cosmopolitan Tennis Club
ca. 1945
Harlem, New York City, New York, 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 an unidentified man (left) and Bobby Ryland (right) standing on a tennis court at the Cosmopolitan Tennis Club. The two men are standing near the net at center court. Both are holding racquets and wearing long-sleeve jackets. Ryland is resting his proper left arm on the top of the net. There is a judge’s stand behind them. Additional courts, a metal fence, and tress are visible in the background. The back of the photograph has a notation identifying the subject of the photograph.
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Catalog reference: 2015.205.7
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