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Photograph by:
Cecil Layne, American  Search this
Subject of:
Josephine Baker, American, 1906 - 1975  Search this
Mollie Virgil Lewis Moon, c. 1908 - 1990  Search this
Dolores Daniels Peters, American, 1929 - 1989  Search this
National Urban League Guild, American, founded 1946  Search this
National Urban League, American, founded 1910  Search this
Medium:
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 10 x 8 in. (25.4 x 20.3 cm)
Type:
gelatin silver prints
portraits
Date:
1960
Description:
Black-and-white photograph of Mollie Moon placing a tiara on Dolores Daniels' head. She is dressed in a rinestone studded full length ball gown and has a large feather hat on her head. Josephine Baker is pictured to the left of frame. The back of the print has the photographer's stamp and is inscribed, "Roosevelt Hotel / Josephine Baker / Dolores ___ / Mollie Moon crowning."
Topic:
African American  Search this
Actors  Search this
Amusements  Search this
Civil Rights  Search this
Communities  Search this
Photography  Search this
Social life and customs  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2011.166.22
Restrictions & Rights:
© Estate of Cecil Layne
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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/fd5b6053a23-7278-470f-a2b1-5dfa9ab6c488
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.166.22