Teenage singing group including lead singer Poochie Davis at the Westray Plaza

ca. 1952-1968

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Teenage singing group including lead singer Poochie Davis at the Westray Plaza
  • Title
  • Teenage singing group including lead singer Poochie Davis at the Westray Plaza
  • Creator
  • Harris, Charles Teenie
  • Date
  • ca. 1952-1968
  • Identifier
  • 1996.69.465
  • Source Identifier
  • Carnegie Museum of Art 1996.69.465
  • Description
  • The Joe Westray Plaza may have been a former roller skating rink in the East Liberty neighborhood, and was popular with blacks in the 1940s and 1950s. Joe Westray, the owner, was a musician (according to the 1945 city directory) and an influential black businessman. The group consists of a drummer, two electric guitar players, a male singer and three female singers. They pose under a large sign reading NO LOAFING." Style of dress suggests a date of ca. 1955-1965."
  • Type
  • still image
  • Genre
  • photographs
  • Subject
  • Davis, Poochie.
    Musicians--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
    African Americans--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
    Singers--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
    Men--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
    Women--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
    Entertainers--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
    Interiors--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
  • Source
  • Teenie Harris Photograph Collection, 1920-1970
  • Contributor
  • Carnegie Museum of Art
  • Collection
  • Teenie Harris Photographs
  • Rights Information
  • In Copyright. This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).. Rights Holder: Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh
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  • Rights Holder
  • Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh