# @mdhistory on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/BVmqvYeAfPt
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/75985383-mdhistory-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/eb73eb2c97.jpg
- **Posted:** 2017-06-21T14:00:08.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Maryland Center for History and Culture (MCHC) (@mdhistory) — https://gondola.cc/mdhistory

## Caption

These tap shoes were worn by Bill "Bojangles" Robinson (1878-1949), a famous African-American entertainer in the early 20th century. He gave them to Paul S. Henderson, photo-journalist for the Afro-American Newspaper. These tap shoes are currently on display, come check them out! #museumweek2017 #museumweek #musicmw #tapshoes #afroamerican #vaudeville #shoes #20thcenturystyle #20thcenturyfilm #tap #paulshenderson #photojournalism

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## Tags

tap, photojournalism, paulshenderson, musicmw, 20thcenturystyle, vaudeville, museumweek2017, tapshoes, shoes, museumweek, afroamerican, 20thcenturyfilm

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