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Friday, August 31, 2012

Aida Walker

Aida Overton Walker (14 February 1880 – 11 October 1914), also billed as Ada Overton Walker and as "The Queen of the Cakewalk", was an African-American vaudeville performer and wife of George Walker. This publicity photograph of her is from one of her productions called "Salome," from sometime around the turn of the 20th century.
Source: songbook1

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