Title	Hill Bermont in ballet dance costume, striking classic pose.
Identifier	LBRE006-003a
Date of original	1953-12-10
Decade	1950s
Description	Hill Bermont, born in Austria and formerlly a member of the Viena Ballet, ran a professional dance studio in Atlanta and was program manager for WGTV. This series of three negatives was commissioned by family friend Zenas "Daddy" Sears (1914-1988). Sears was a popular radio host on WATL and WGST. His show "The Blues Caravan"aired nightly. In 1956, he purchased WATL and changed letters to WAOK and broadcast blues, rhythm and blues, and soul music. His program "Diggin' the Discs" was nationally syndicated. Became involved in Civil Rights Movement; retired in 1982. The original Lane Brothers negative envelope gives date of negatives, and lists Sears as the client (written "Zenith Sears" on the envelope).
Creator	Lane Brothers Commercial Photographers
Contributors	Sears, Zenas
Digital publisher	Georgia State University Library
Curatorial area	Photographic Collections
Collection	Lane Brothers Commercial Photographers Photographic Collection, 1920-1976
Series	Retained Series
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Citation	Lane Brothers Commercial Photographers Photographic Collection, 1920-1976. Photographic Collection, Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University Library. LBRE006-003a
Location depicted	Atlanta (Ga.) Fulton County (Ga.)
Subject	Radio personalities
Subject (depicted)	Dancers--Georgia--Atlanta Ballet dancers--Georgia--Atlanta
Subject (names)	Bermont, Hill, 1912-2009
Source format	black-and-white negatives
Source condition	Good
Type	Image
Format	Image/jp2