Billy Strayhorn playing piano in a home, May 26th, 1952 cellulose acetate photonegative

Object Details

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8feea64b8-859d-455b-a3ac-def1e079f83a

Local Numbers

AC1323-0000012.tif (AC Scan No.)

Photographer

Miner, John

Collector

Schiedt, Duncan P., 1921-2014

Creator

Eastman Kodak Company (film manufacturer)

Names

Tribune Company

Strayhorn, Billy (William Thomas), 1915-1967

Collection Photographer

Schiedt, Duncan P., 1921-2014

Place

Illinois

Chicago (Ill.)

Occupation

Jazz musicians -- 1950-2000 -- United States

Topic

Piano

Photographer

Miner, John

Collector

Schiedt, Duncan P., 1921-2014

Creator

Eastman Kodak Company (film manufacturer)

Culture

African Americans -- 1950-1960

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Duncan P. Schiedt Photograph Collection

Duncan P. Schiedt Photograph Collection / Series 2: Photographic Materials / 2.2: Artist Files Photographs / Strayhorn, Billy

Sponsor

Processing and encoding funded by a grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources.

Extent

1 Item (3-1/4" x 2-1/2".)

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Silver gelatin on cellulose acetate film sheet.

Archival Repository

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Type

Archival materials

Photographs

Collection Citation

Duncan Schiedt Jazz Collection, 1900-2012, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Collection Rights

Reproduction restricted due to copyright or trademark. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Genre/Form

Photographs -- 1950-1960 -- Black-and-white negatives -- Acetate film

Scope and Contents

Possibly taken in Chicago because the newspaper on the piano is the Chicago Tribune. Box 2, John Miner Negatives "M to Z" ("Billy Strayhorn" envelope). Made on Kodak Safety Film 470.

Collection Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

Record ID

ebl-1562715820663-1562715821677-3