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Tavern on the South Side
| Date | April 1941 |
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| Location | Chicago Illinois United States |
| Dimensions | Image: 10 1/4 x 13 1/2 in. (26 x 34.3 cm) Paper: 11 x 14 in. (27.9 x 35.6 cm) |
| Print medium | Photo-Gelatin silver |
Bronzeville was a blues recording center beginning in the 1920's, and jazz by South Side artists first gained national attention around the same time. By the early 1940's, an infrastructure of clubs, theatres, and dance halls supporting black music had spread throughout Bronzeville.
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Museum Purchase, 2003
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Accession No. 118.2003