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Thomas Greene Bethune [Blind Tom]

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Item data

Title

Thomas Greene Bethune [Blind Tom]

Collection

Music Division Rare Iconography
Bethune, Thomas Greene

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1860 - 1870 (Questionable)

Library Location

Music Division
Shelf locator: M-Rare Icon

Subjects

Musicians -- Portraits
Blind Tom, 1849-1908
African American musicians
Pianists
African American composers

Genres

Photographs
Portraits

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b22317794
Archives ID: 181341
Archives EAD ID: 3251471
Orphan image: oi_[psnypl_mus_481]
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): a18e56a0-d5fe-0130-5f05-58d385a7b928

Rights

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.

Type Of Resource

Still Image

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MLA format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Thomas Greene Bethune [Blind Tom]" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1860 - 1870. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a18e56a0-d5fe-0130-5f05-58d385a7b928

APA format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1860 - 1870). Thomas Greene Bethune [Blind Tom] Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a18e56a0-d5fe-0130-5f05-58d385a7b928

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Thomas Greene Bethune [Blind Tom]" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 11, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a18e56a0-d5fe-0130-5f05-58d385a7b928

Wikipedia citation

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