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Earl Hines and his big band performing at the Apollo Theatre

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Austin Hansen photograph collection

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Series VII: General Subjects

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Title
Earl Hines and his big band performing at the Apollo Theatre
Names
Hansen, Austin, 1910-1996 (Photographer)
Collection

Austin Hansen photograph collection

Series VII: General Subjects

Music

Bands

Earl Hines and his Orchestra at the Apollo

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1943 (Approximate)
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Shelf locator: Sc Photo Austin Hansen Collection
Topics
Hines, Earl, 1903-1983
Eckstine, Billy
Gardner, Julie
Gillespie, Dizzy, 1917-1993
Parker, Charlie, 1920-1955
Vaughan, Sarah, 1924-1990
African American jazz musicians
Big bands -- United States
Apollo Theater (New York, N.Y. : 125th Street)
Genres
Photographs
Notes
Creation/production credits: Photographer's hand stamp on verso: Photo by A. Hansen, 134 West 116 St., N.Y.C.
Physical Description
Gelatin silver prints
Extent: 21 x 26 cm ; black and white
Description
View of Earl Hines and his big band performing at the Apollo Theatre, in Harlem, New York, featuring trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie (seated far left), vocalist Billy Eckstine (standing at microphone), bandleader Earl "Fatha" Hines (standing next to piano on left), singer/pianist Sarah Vaughan (seated at second piano), accordionist Julie Gardner (standing far right) and saxophonist Charlie Parker (seated far right), circa 1943
Type of Resource
Still image
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12017637
MSS Unit ID: 533511
Archives EAD ID: 3396334
Photo Order: 00788
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 4e719350-8a05-0136-c3ae-7722566a3231
Copyright Notice
© The Estate of Austin Hansen.
Rights Statement
This item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).

Item timeline of events

  • 1910: Creator Born
  • 1943: Created
  • 1996: Creator Died
  • 2023: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Earl Hines and his big band performing at the Apollo Theatre" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1943. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/89916780-8d1a-0136-e206-6f985919135b

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Earl Hines and his big band performing at the Apollo Theatre" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/89916780-8d1a-0136-e206-6f985919135b

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1943). Earl Hines and his big band performing at the Apollo Theatre Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/89916780-8d1a-0136-e206-6f985919135b

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Earl Hines and his big band performing at the Apollo Theatre