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String players

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division

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Colonial Dance Orchestra portrait collection

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Title
String players
Names
Watkins (Photographer)
United States. Works Progress Administration (Sponsor)
Collection

Colonial Dance Orchestra portrait collection

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1936-06-10
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Shelf locator: Sc Photo Colonial Dance Orchestra
Topics
Colonial Dance Orchestra
Federal Music Project (U.S.)
African American musicians
Genres
Photographs
Physical Description
Gelatin silver prints
Type of Resource
Still image
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b17980066
Other local Identifier: 35666
Negative number: 1076B
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 0a182400-3a53-0134-fbbf-00505686a51c
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1936: Created
  • 2020: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "String players" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1936. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/619204c0-3bc7-0134-3c98-00505686a51c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "String players" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/619204c0-3bc7-0134-3c98-00505686a51c

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1936). String players Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/619204c0-3bc7-0134-3c98-00505686a51c

Wikipedia Citation

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String players