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Card title	Bill 'Bojangles' Robinson [no title]
Printer	Carl Van Vechten
Date	[1932]
Postmarked	Not postmarked.
Note	This postcard is from the Hunter Stagg Papers housed in Special Collections and Archives. This image of Richmond native Bill 'Bojangles' Robinson (1878-1949) was taken by writer and photographer Carl Van Vechten (1880-1964) on February 6, 1932 in Harlem. The image was made into a postcard and sent to Hunter Stagg (1895-1960), a Richmond writer, book reviewer and a friend of both James Branch Cabell (1879-1958) and Van Vechten.
Geographic coverage	Richmond (Va.)
Subject	Historic buildings -- Virginia -- Richmond; Richmond (Va.) -- History -- 20th century; Richmond (Va.) -- Pictorial works; Richmond (Va.) -- Postcards
Type	Stillimage
Format	image/jpeg
Local Genre	postcard
Contributor	James Branch Cabell Library. Special Collections and Archives
Collection	Rarely Seen Richmond: Early twentieth century Richmond as seen through vintage postcards
Rights	This item is in the public domain. Acknowledgement of the Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries as a source is requested.
Digital Publisher	VCU Libraries

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