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2014.49.002-008-0024
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Fred Skinner Trio at the New China Pheasant, Seattle, 1947
Order an ImageSeattle's New China Pheasant, a roadhouse near Boeing Field, served jazz as well as food, with two floor shows nightly. Here, the Fred Skinner Trio plays onstage, with Mattie Watson on drums, Elaine Smith on sax, and Skinner himself on piano. The poster on the wall promotes upcoming shows by sisters Vivian and Dorothy Dandridge and by Fred Skinner.
ID Number: 2014.49.002.008.0024
Date: 1947
Creator(s):
Smith, Albert J., Sr., Photographer
Physical Description: 1 negative : b&w ; 4 x 5 in.
Additional Information: Digital copy of this item available thanks to funding from a 2016 Institute for Museum and Library Services grant.
Credit: MOHAI, Al Smith Collection, 2014.49.002.008.0024
Copyright: All Rights Reserved
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