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Bessie Smith (1894-1937), portrait of the American blues singer, 1936
Photo by Carl Van Vechten, 1936
Size: 5936px × 7104px
Photo credit: © IanDagnall Computing / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: 1920s, 1930s, america, american, archival, archive, bessie, black, blues, empress, jazz, photo, photograph, portrait, singer, smith, vintage, woman