Bop City proprietor, Jimbo (wearing beret) with guests, c. mid 1950s: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

This black and white photograph depicts Jimbo Edwards shaking hands with another man. Wearing a dark suit and tie over a white shirt, he also wears a dark beret as he turns from the handshake towards the viewer. Standing across from him are two men in dark suits, one of whom reaches out in front of him to shake Jimbo Edwards' hand. Next to them is a woman in a long white cape. Behind Jimbo Edwards is a man in a dark checked suit. A sign hanging in the background reads "Special BOP CITY/ open this Sun. Nite or/ Mon. Morning 2 am./ [..]ount Basie is / Coming to Town." On the back of the photograph is a green sticker with handwritten text that reads "#17."

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: ca. 1955
• Photograph by: Steve Jackson Jr., 1923 - 1999
• Subject of: John Edwards, American, 1913 - 2000
• Subject of: Unidentified Man or Men
• Subject of: Unidentified Woman or Women
• Subject of: Jimbo's Bop City, American, 1950 - 1965
• Type: gelatin silver prints
• Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
• Dimensions: H x W (image): 7 7/16 × 9 7/16 in. (18.9 × 24 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (sheet): 7 15/16 × 9 15/16 in. (20.1 × 25.2 cm)
• Place depicted: Fillmore, San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Business
• Topic: Jazz (Music)
• Topic: Nightlife
• Object number: 2016.117.17
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Mary E. Jackson, Posthumously and Linda A. Jackson
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The underlying object's rights statement is: © Linda A. Jackson Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.