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Ethel Waters cutting cake with Bojangles Robinson and others

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Title:
Ethel Waters cutting cake with Bojangles Robinson and others
Collection:
Images from the Rare Book and Manuscript Collections
Creator:
Layne, Cecil
Date:
Unknown
ID Number:
RMC2015_0443
Catalog Record:
8019961
Collection Number:
8084
File Name:
RMC2015_0443.jpg
Work Type:
black-and-white photographs
Subject:
Waters, Ethel, 1896-1977
African American women singers
Robinson, Bill, 1878-1949
Description:
Back stamped: "Photo by Cecil Layne Credit line must be observed. Must not be syndicated, loaned or used for advertising purposes without permission." Icing on cake reads: "Ethel Waters, welcome back to little old New York, compliments Better Crust Pie co." Back, handwritten in ink: "L. to R.- 1. Bill "Bojangles" Robinson 2. J.C. Johnson? [sic] 3. Fletcher Henderson 4. Ethel Waters 5. Noble Sissle 6. Leigh Whipper
Cite As:
Amsterdam News photograph archive, #8084. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
Repository:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
Archival Collection:
Amsterdam News Photograph Archive
Box:
A-124
Folder:
91
Format:
Image
Rights:
Held by Artist (Creator), Publisher or Artist's (Creator's) Representatives.

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