Duke Ellington with Bop City patrons, c. mid 1950s

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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.

This black and white photograph depicts Duke Ellington seated between two women. Sitting behind a table, Duke Ellington wears a dark suit, light colored shirt and spotted tie. The woman seated to his left wears a light colored dress with a double strand of pearls. The woman to his right wears a spotted dress with large round white earrings. The back of a man's head is visible in the foreground. The back of the photograph has a green sticker with "#9" handwritten on it.

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