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An unidentified Duke Ellington Orchestra singer performing on stage in Tulsa, Oklahoma

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Curatorial Remarks

Places: Tulsa Oklahoma, possibly Greenwood District
Purpose: jazz festival

Community Elder Tags: Singer, Duke Ellington Band, August 17 1990, black sleeveless dress, American Airlines banner, Your Hometown, microphone, saxophone player, passionate singer, singing into the microphone, set of drums, bass fiddle

Francine Campbell, Community Expert for the Eddie Faye Gates project, 2020-2022

Community Elder Tags: performing on stage, black female singer

Montecella Driver, Community Expert for the Eddie Faye Gates project, 2020-2022

Community Youth Tags: black dress, white banner, red lipstick, man in suit, bowtie, speakers, passionate, drums, saxophonist, August 17th 1990

Erika Hanes, Community Expert for the Eddie Faye Gates project, 2020-2022

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Title(s): 
An unidentified Duke Ellington Orchestra singer performing on stage in Tulsa, Oklahoma
Creator(s): 
Duke Ellington Orchestra (Subject)
Culture: 
American
Date: 
August 17, 1990
Classification: 
Photographs
Object Type: 
Photograph
Credit Line: 
Gift of Eddie Faye Gates, Tulsa, OK, teacher, author, community activist
Accession No: 
4327.10645
Previous Number(s): 
TL2019.20
Department: 
Archive
Collection: 
The Eddie Faye Gates Tulsa Race Massacre Collection
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