Museum object · Photographs and Still Images
Photographic print of W.C. Handy
September 1952
Smithsonian NMAAHC collection
Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
A black and white photograph of W.C. Handy playing the trumpet in front of a small audience. He stands next to a piano and plays directly into a ribbon microphone mounted on a mic stand. In the background, in what appears to be a round room, are two men and a woman seated in armchairs. The back of the photograph has a barcode sticker, a caption sticker, and a usage sticker.
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Catalog reference: 2014.302.46
