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Rent Party

CTL-E-5177 · Practice · music · 20th century–present

PROVISIONAL evidence grade of this record

Home gatherings where admission and refreshments helped a host raise rent money; musicians played for the crowd.

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Record CTL-E-5177 · CultureTechLens Knowledge Graph · evidence grade: PROVISIONAL · 1 source · CTL research: LIFE-001.
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Negro grocery store, Black Belt, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens
Negro grocery store, Black Belt, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLensPhoto: Rosskam, Edwin, 1903-1985, FSA-OWI, Public Domain, via Library of Congress
Negro grocery store, Black Belt, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens
Negro grocery store, Black Belt, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLensPhoto: Rosskam, Edwin, 1903-1985, FSA-OWI, Public Domain, via Library of Congress
Shoeshine, 47th Street, Chicago's main Negro business street, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens
Shoeshine, 47th Street, Chicago's main Negro business street, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLensPhoto: Rosskam, Edwin, 1903-1985, FSA-OWI, Public Domain, via Library of Congress

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