Ak-Sar-Ben Coronation Ball

Margaret Bourke-White1938-10

LIFE Photo Collection
New York City, United States

African American waiters ceremoniously carrying a roast pig on a palanquin as a performer shakes two gourds at dinner hosted by Eugene Eppley at the Fontenelle Hotel, one of many functions leading up to the Ak-Sar-Ben Coronation Ball.

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Title: Ak-Sar-Ben Coronation Ball
Date: 1938-10
Location: Omaha, NE, US
Physical Dimensions: B/W PRINT
Subject Keywords: Dinner, Us, Parties, African Americans, Eugene Eppley, People And Customs, Vintage Print, 1930s
Publisher: TimeLife
Usage: For personal non-commercial use only
Provider: LIFE
Photographer: Margaret Bourke-White
Original ID: TimeLife_image_731772
Credits: LIFE
Copyright: © Time Inc.

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