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 | | They were taken in the Mississippi Delta during the 1980s, featured in exhibitions, and collected in Juke Joint, first published in 1990. |
 | | Imes focused his camera on nearly empty rooms, yet these bluesy, almost peopleless photographs capture fl cafes, roadhouses, and taverns as a fascinating folk art that resounds with energy and pulses with the joys and griefs of the clientele. |
 | | The names of these juke joints are almost as evocative as Imes's photographs--the Pink Pony in Darling, Mississippi, the People's Choice Café in Leland, Monkey's Place in Merigold, the Evening Star Lounge in Shaw, the Playboy Club in Louise, Juicy's Place in Marcella, the Social Inn in Gunnison, and A.D.'s Place in Glendora. |
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