Photographic print of Louis Armstrong and Ann Baker in a booth at Crawford Grill: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A black and white photograph of Louis Armstrong and Ann Baker sitting in a booth at the Crawford Grill in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Armstrong is sitting on the interior and Baker on the outside. They both are looking at the camera and there are some cups on top of the table. There is an inscription in the bottom right corner that reads: [752]. The back of the photograph is blank.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: May 1945
• Photograph by: Charles "Teenie" Harris, American, 1908 - 1998
• Subject of: Louis Armstrong, American, 1901 - 1971
• Subject of: Ann Baker, American, 1919 - 1999
• Type: gelatin silver prints
• Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
• Dimensions: H x W (Image): 9 1/16 × 11 1/2 in. (23 × 29.2 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 11 × 13 15/16 in. (27.9 × 35.4 cm)
• Place depicted: Hill District, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Black Press
• Topic: Communities
• Topic: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
• Topic: Jazz (Music)
• Topic: Nightlife
• Topic: Photography
• Topic: Singers (Musicians)
• Object number: 2014.302.88
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Charles A. Harris and Beatrice Harris in memory of Charles "Teenie" Harris
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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