Jackson's Nook

Photograph

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Exhibit Envoy

Herman Jackson, an African American, was the proprietor of Jackson's Nook, a postwar juke joint located in the Fillmore district of San Francisco. Filipinos and African Americans socialized here and in the neighborhoods where they lived and worked side by side.

Herman Jackson, an African American, was the proprietor of Jackson's Nook, a postwar juke joint located in the Fillmore district of San Francisco. Filipinos and African Americans socialized here and in the neighborhoods where they lived and worked side by side.

Name/Title

Jackson's Nook

Entry/Object ID

TMFE.35

Description

San Francisco, 1940s-1950s

Collection

History San Jose

Made/Created

Artist

Ricardo Alvarado

Dimensions

Height

20-1/2 in

Width

16-1/2 in

Depth

1 in

Dimension Notes

Matted and framed. Black Nielsen frame with picture hanging wire