The framed photograph pictured above was auctioned recently on eBay. The vendor's description ran...
"Original photo in excellent condition. My father-in-law was recreation director at Brookhaven National Lab from the late 1940’s through 1976. This photo was taken when Duke Ellington performed at the Lab. That’s my father-in-law standing next to the Duke."
The man with Ellington is called George Partridge Sabine.
A little further research on the research lab, Brookhaven National Laboratory which advances "fundamental research in nuclear and particle physics to gain a deeper understanding of matter, energy, space, and time" reveals that Duke Ellington did indeed appear at the laboratory,Patchogue, Long Island, NY on 13 June, 1972. The performance was advertised in advance in the Brookhaven Bulletin. (Click on the image to enlarge)
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