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Photograph by:
Unidentified  Search this
Subject of:
Club Harlem, American, 1935 - 1986  Search this
Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes, American, founded 1954  Search this
Lawrence Llyod Brown Sr., American, 1944 - 2008  Search this
Bernard Wilson, American, 1946 - 2010  Search this
Teddy Pendergrass, American, 1950 - 2010  Search this
Jerry Cummings, American, born 1951  Search this
Harold Melvin, American, 1939 - 1997  Search this
Medium:
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4 in. (15.6 x 23.5 cm)
Type:
gelatin silver prints
Place depicted:
Atlantic City, Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
Date:
ca. 1975
Description:
A black and white photograph of a performance by Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes on stage at Club Harlem in Atlantic City, with a full band behind them and audience members sitting at tables at the front of the stage. Teddy Pendergrass, the lead vocalist, is pictured in the center of the stage facing the audience while behind him the rest of the group face stage left, with left knees slightly bent. From left to right, the members are Lawerence Lloyd Brown, Bernard Wilson, Jerry Cummings (behind Pendergrass), and Harold Melvin. There are no inscriptons, front or back.
Topic:
African American  Search this
Instrumentalists (Musicians)  Search this
Nightlife  Search this
Photography  Search this
Singers (Musicians)  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Henrietta W. Shelton, Chicken Bone Beach Historical Foundation, Inc.
Object number:
2011.145.7
Restrictions & Rights:
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Photographs and Still Images
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c6491473-3294-4fd7-93a0-0c886aaeee1e
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.145.7