Portrait of soprano Ellabelle Davis costumed for the role of Aida. Printed on front: "Ellabelle Davis, soprano. National Concert and Artists Corporation, 711 Fifth Avenue, New York 22, N.Y." Typed on back: "Aida in the news. When soprano, Ellabelle Davis, appears in concert at the [blank] in [blank] on [blank], music lovers of this city will hear an artist who wrote musical history not long ago by becoming the first American Negro ever to have been starred by a major opera company of the world. Miss Davis is shown here costumed for the role of Aida, which she sang with the Opera Nacional in Mexico City, supported by a cast of stars from La Scala, Milan, and New York's Metropolitan, which has traditionally closed its doors to colored singers. Photo: Alfred Valente."
