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The Duke Ellington Orchestra, performing on stage in Tulsa, Oklahoma
Duke Ellington Orchestra
Unidentified performers on stage with signs that read "Tulsa Blues Club" and "Greenwood Chamber of Commerce"
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The Duke Ellington Orchestra, performing on stage in Tulsa, Oklahoma

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People: The Duke Ellington Band
Places: Tulsa, Oklahoma
Purpose: Greenwood Jazz Festival

Community Elder Tags: August 17 1990, Music is My Mistress, Cymbal, drummer, Trombone, saxophone, microphones, Chrysler logo, duct taped white banner, American Airline, hometown airlines, six musicians, kufi, black tuxedos

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

Community Youth Tags: Duke Ellington posters, jazz band, American Airlines banner, drum set, black suits, performance, musical performance, concert, speaker, saxophone, Trombone, brass instruments, microphones, stage

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

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Title(s): 
The Duke Ellington Orchestra, 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: 
4327.10653
Previous Number(s): 
TL2019.20
Department: 
Archive
Collection: 
The Eddie Faye Gates Tulsa Race Massacre Collection
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