A beer hall in Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia, serves its brew in massive tin mugs. Attire varies from the conventional European to mixed ensembles.

A beer hall in Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia, serves its brew in massive tin mugs. Attire varies from the conventional European to mixed ensembles.

Photograph

Nickolas Muray

Maker
American, b. Hungary, 1892–1965

A beer hall in Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia, serves its brew in massive tin mugs. Attire varies from the conventional European to mixed ensembles.

From The Great Tribes of Africa


1957
Gelatin silver print
Image: 26.5 x 34 cm
Mount: 28 x 35.5 cm
Gift of Mrs. Nickolas Muray
Inscriptions verso (typed label, crossed out):
Café society a la Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia. The 'sunglasses' are protection against the glare of feminine pulchritude. The teeth furnish a flashlight in the dimness of the hall. The tankard is one Shakespeare might have envied - for size, rather than contents.

verso (typed label):
A beer hall in Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia, serves its brew in massive tin mugs. Sunglasses and wristwatches are prized possessions. Attire varies from the conventional European to mixed ensembles.

verso (stamp): Photo by Muray / Mrs. Nickolas Muray / 2401 River Road / Pt. Pleasant New Jersey

verso, label (stamp): Photo by Muray / Mrs. Nickolas Muray / 333 E. 49th St. - 6B / New York 17, N.Y.
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