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African American musicians
African Americans
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African American composers
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African American singers
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United States. Works Progress Administration
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Spiller, Isabele Taliferro, 1888-1974
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Herman, Andrew, 1961-
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Colonial Dance Orchestra
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Federal Music Project (U.S.)
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Portrait collection
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Music and some highly musical people
11
William N. and Isabele T. Spiller photograph collection
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American popular songs
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Wallach Division Picture Collection
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Massachusetts
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New York (N.Y.)
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Charleston
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Illustrations
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Lee and Shepard; C. T. Dillingham
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A. Jenkins
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Theatrical World Pub. Co
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Austin Jenkins Co
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F.A. Davis Company
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Schomburg Photographs and Prints Division
38
Schomburg Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division
18
Schomburg Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division
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Music Division
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Wallach Division: Picture Collection
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James Reese Europe and the Cl…
Clef Club Orchestra
Europe's String Octett
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Band Manager
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Jazz in Harlem
Afro-American Hymn; Music by …
Anna Madah Hyers ; Emma Louis…
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Female pianist
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"We the Children," National M…
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Studio portrait of Chick Webb
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Colonial Playground, Federal …
Group portrait of vaudeville …
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String players
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Arthur Thompson, staff conduc…
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Sousaphone player
Fletcher Henderson, bandleader
At the foot of Dessaline's st…
Ma Rainey's Jazz Band
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Fife and drum competition, si…
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Classes in Plaza Music Center
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Fife and drum competition tro…
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Fife and drum competition, St…
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Scout Troop
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Rhythym Bands - from 18 month…
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Tiny Tot's Band - 18 months t…
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18 months to 5 years
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Darlington Stuywood
Noted musicians.
Noted musicians.
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New Amsterdam Musical Associa…
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor.
John Wesley Work.
Giving the bridal couple a go…
So I can write my name.
Ninth Cavalry Drum Corps.
Masters of melody; "The Washi…
Music hath charms; Glee Club …
Pleasure and work combined; T…
Lieut. "Jimmy" Europe and his…
Negro Band of the 814th Infan…
Pennella Jackson; Piano Schoo…
Noble Sissle; Musician.
P. G. Lowery's Band & Minstre…
Picture postcard of the Origi…
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Portrait of composers Clarenc…
No. 2 Chorus at the Apollo Th…
Blind Tom, the musical prodigy
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Bon ton fusileers
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I don't understand Rag-time
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A coon band contest, or, The…