Beale Street

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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 an unidentified group of performers by Arthur Leipzig. There are six (6) individuals in the image and another figure wearing a hat partially visible on the right. At the left there is a woman in a dark top tucked into a knee-length skirt. She has both arms raised in front of her. Along the wall is an upright piano with a drum, wide brim hat, and coat resting on top. There is a man in a suit seated on a wooden chair playing the piano. In the corner, a man in a dark jacket, tie, and flat cap is watching the pianist. The man in the center of the photograph is looking directly at the camera. He has one foot resting on a washtub bass with his right arm leaning on his knee. The man is dressed in a suit and patterned tie.

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