Gelatin silver print of Fats Navarro and friend

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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 black and white photograph of Fats Navarro and a friend. Fats Navarro is on the proper left side. He has a mustache and is wearing a coat open over a lighter colored suit jacket, a white button down shirt, and a tie. He is holding a trumpet in a soft case in his proper left arm. He is looking at his friend to the proper right side. The unidentified man has his eyes closed and has a mustache and soul patch. He is wearing a dark coat over a plaid button down shirt. They are standing in front of a brick building. Only an "S" can be seen on the sign overhead. On the back of the photo, in pencil, is the handwritten inscription ["FATS" NAVARRO - W/ TRUMPET / b. 1923 - d. 1950].

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