[Portrait of Billie Holiday, Downbeat(?), New York, N.Y., ca. June 1946] (LOC)

Gottlieb, William P., 1917-, photographer.

[Portrait of Billie Holiday, Downbeat(?), New York, N.Y., ca. June 1946]

1 negative : b&w ; 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 in.

Caption from Down Beat: [from article] The gal singers, Billie Holiday and Mildred Bailey, have been singing about a quarter of a mile from each other: Billie at the Club Downbeat on 52nd St. and Mildred at the Blue Angel on the East 50's.

Notes:
 Gottlieb Collection Assignment No. 269
Reference print available in Music Division, Library of Congress.
Purchase William P. Gottlieb
Forms part of: William P. Gottlieb Collection (Library of Congress).
In: The Record Changer, v. 6, no. 2 (Apr. 47, 1947), p. 7.

Subjects:
 Holiday, Billie, 1915-1959
Women jazz musicians--1940-1950.
Jazz singers--1940-1950.
Boxers (Dogs)--1940-1950.

Format: Portrait photographs--1940-1950.
Group portraits--1940-1950.
Film negatives--1940-1950.

Rights Info: Mr. Gottlieb has dedicated these works to the public domain, but rights of privacy and publicity may apply. lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/html/gottlieb/gottlieb-copyrig...

Repository: (negative) Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, Washington D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
(contact print) Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, Washington D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
(reference print) Library of Congress, Music Division, Washington D.C. 20540 USA, loc.gov/rr/perform/

Part Of: William P. Gottlieb Collection (DLC) 99-401005

General information about the Gottlieb Collection is available at lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/html/gottlieb/gottlieb-home.html

Persistent URL: hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/gottlieb.04221

Call Number: LC-GLB13- 0422

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  1. ★

    Miss Martini (AnnaLynn M.), gohomekiki, vivien bovell, © noborders, and 132 other people added this photo to their favorites.

  2. Andrey Timofeev (18 months ago | reply)

    so nice!

  3. trialsanderrors (18 months ago | reply)

    Interestingly, this is how it was published:


  4. cookievf (17 months ago | reply)

    thank you! love her music and her bright smile - also enjoying this set showing the photographer! fun seeing the final crop... thanks trialsanderrors

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