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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

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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 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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