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Call Number:

PH-01053

Collection Name:

Black Star Photography Collection

Creator:

Black Star (Picture agency)

No. of Items:

1 photograph

Span Dates:

1940s-1950s

Description:

The collection consists of one gelatin silver print credited to Black Star photographic agency. The photograph, which dates to the 1940s or 1950s, shows a woman singing in a park (possibly Hyde Park), standing next to a easel that holds a very large songbook. The park is filled with people, some looking at the woman singing. In the background a large crowd is surrounding another performer or speaker.

Accession No(s):

958:0082:0001

Location(s):

B Box, Medium (958:0082:0001)
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Item(s):
Artist/Maker Black Star (Picture agency)
Title [Singing in the Park]
Date 1940s-1950s
Medium Gelatin silver print
Dimensions 20.6 x 25.5 cm; 8 1/10 x 10 in
Accession
Number		 958:0082:0001