Eddie's Hands- 1960

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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 silver gelatin photograph of a man holding the neck of a double bass. During a Count Basie Orchestra recording session in New York City, 1960, Eddie Jones is captured in the blurred background of a photograph focused on his hands, which are intertwined around the stringed neck of his instrument. The twin palm emblem of Palm Press, Inc. is imprinted at the bottom right of the photographic sheet.

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