DCM 1293: H. Faveryear Flute in C
Instrument may have had several corps de rechange. Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Figured boxwood, ivory cork-setting mechanism and ferrules, silver keys, brass-lined head.; 67.3 cm. Key Holes System: 6 k... More
DCM 1046: William Hollings Flute in C
Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Cocus, nickel silver keys, ferrules, metal-lined head.; 64.7 cm. (as is) Key Holes System: 8 keys, saltspoon, with pewter plugs over round metal plates for C#, C. Pin in blo... More
DCM 0518: Richard Potter Flute in C
DCM cataloged this in 1925 as an instrument by Kusder, London. However, it is more likely by Richard Potter, and very faintly bears one of the stamps used by the Potter family. Currently this instrument has a t... More
Photo of DCM 1481: Potter Flute in C - Public domain dedication
Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Boxwood, silver keys, ivory ferrules.; 46.6 cm. (as is) Key Holes System: 6 keys, foot to C, pewter plugs over metal-lined holes. Pin in block. Mark Maximum: PATENT / POTTER... More
DCM 1491: Pamela Chamberlin; glaze by Dudley Smith Ocarina
Instrument type: Ocarina Medium: Clay.; 4.05 x 4.2 cm. Key Holes System: 2 holes on each side. Mark Maximum: No mark. Provenance: Pamela Chamberlin, 1979. The Dayton C. Miller collection in the Library of Con... More
DCM 1463: Anonymous Fango-Fango (Nose Flute)
Instrument type: Fango-Fango (Nose Flute) Medium: Bamboo.; 45.5 cm. Key Holes System: 1/5 holes, one of which is treated as an embouchure hole at either end. Mark Maximum: No mark. Provenance: Source not known... More
DCM 0841: Anonymous, English or American Walking Stick Flute in C
Instrument type: Walking Stick Flute in C Medium: Maple(?), mottled by use of acid stain. Tapered brass ferrule at bottom, ivory pommel with silver disk. Cord holes bushed with unidentified material.; No mark.... More
DCM 0303: Firth, Son & Co. Flute in B-flat
Band flute. Instrument type: Flute in B-flat Medium: Boxwood, brass key.; 35 cm. Key Holes System: 1 key, round flap, pin in block. Mark Maximum: FIRTH, SON & C° / N-YORK / C Mark Additional: Mark on head. Mar... More
DCM 0760: C. G. Conn Flute in A-flat (Low Pitch)
DCM ledger: "This is the first flute ever made (sent out) of molded Bakelite," according to a letter from previous owner, Allen Loomis, 22 Dec. 1927, to DCM. Instrument type: Flute in A-flat (Low Pitch) Medium:... More
Francesco Bartolozzi - May - Public domain engraving
after a painting by William Hamilton, history and portrait painter, 1751-1801 (artist notes) Italian (artist nationality) painter and engraver (artist role) Hamilton, William, 1751-1801 (original artist) Recto:... More
DCM 0284: Anonymous End-blown Flute
Instrument type: End-blown Flute Medium: Wood, bored and turned, simple turned decoration with red, black and green bands.; 33.7 cm. Key Holes System: 1/6 holes. Each fingerhole is recessed. Mark Maximum: No m... More
DCM 1091: R. Burghley (Burleigh) Piccolo in C
This instrument is an octave size of a group of experimental flutes of this inventor. See DCM 1092. Instrument type: Piccolo in C Medium: Mahogany, japanned wood key and ferrules.; 29.65 cm. Key Holes System: ... More
Ste Cécile (Saint Cecilia) - Public domain engraving
possibly after a drawing by Jean Dubois, le jeune, painter, 1645-1694, or by his brother, Louis Dubois, le jeune, painter, 1646-1702, of a painting by Pierre Mignard I, called Mignard le Romain, portrait and hi... More
DCM 0583: Thomas Prowse Flute in C
Double reverse pressure leaf springs. Lip plate, possibly original. Silver-lined blocks and pin. Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Cocus, silver and/or silver-plate cap, keys, and lavishly machine-knurled fer... More
Sousa in white uniform - the march king John Philip Sousa
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Sousa with dog - the march king John Philip Sousa
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Sousa and Mrs. Sousa - the march king John Philip Sousa
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Photograph of Les Sylphides, Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo, n.d., no pho...
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Photograph of Anna Pavlova in The Swan, n.d., no photographer
Public domain photograph - performance, burlesque, dance, cabaret, operetta, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Photograph of Nijinsky children, Vaslav, Bronislava, Stanislav
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Photograph of Le Coq d'Or, n.d., J. De Strelecki, New York
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Photograph of Bronislava Nijinska as the Street Dancer in Petrouchka, ...
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Photograph of Vaslav Nijinsky, dressed in practice clothes, 1908
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Sousa in Navy uniform - the march king John Philip Sousa
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Aaron Copland and his landlady, Fountainebleau, early 1920s
Copland's note on the back of the photo reads: "Me and my landlady in front of our doorstep -- 196 Rue St. Merry. Fountainebleau -- July 1921"
Photograph of Le Train Bleu, 1924, no photographer
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[ Martha Graham in Greenwich Follies, June 1924]
Reproduced with permission of Martha Graham Resources, a division of The Martha Graham Center of Contemporary Dance, www.marthagraham.org. (Copyright Notice) Will Rapport Collection, Harvard Theatre Collection.... More
Photograph of Lydia Sokolova, Leon Woizikovsky, Nicholas Zverev in Les...
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Musical Instruments - DCM 1005: Charles Ullmann Ocarina
Instrument type: Ocarina Medium: Ceramic, covered outside with cream-colored fitted celluloid, plus carmel-colored celluloid tips at ends.; 16.6 cm. Key Holes System: 2/8 holes. Mark Maximum: ULLMANN-PARIS / S... More
Alice in Wonderland - theatrical playbill, public domain image
A playbill (program or brochure that is distributed to theater patrons prior to or during a performance that contains information about the play, its cast, and crew, as well as other details such as the theater... More
Circus - theatrical playbill, public domain image
Bay St. Circus Lot (venue) A playbill (program or brochure that is distributed to theater patrons prior to or during a performance that contains information about the play, its cast, and crew, as well as other... More
Photographic Negative from New York production of Macbeth (Lafayette T...
The Federal Theatre Project (FTP) was a New Deal program created in 1935 as part of the Works Progress Administration (WPA). Its goal was to provide employment for out-of-work theater professionals and to produ... More
Vaudeville - theatrical playbill, public domain image
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Photographic Negative from New York production of Dr. Faustus. Finding...
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Oversize Photographic Print from New York production of Dr. Faustus (p...
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Photo of DCM 1016: Anonymous Whistle - Public domain dedication
Instrument type: Whistle Medium: Ebony, possibly briarwood. Nickel silver ferrule in beak.; 9.5 cm. Mark Maximum: No mark. Provenance: N. E. Carter, Elkhorn, Wisconsin, 2 Oct. 1930. The Dayton C. Miller colle... More
Circus - theatrical playbill, public domain image
Queens Blvd. (venue) A playbill (program or brochure that is distributed to theater patrons prior to or during a performance that contains information about the play, its cast, and crew, as well as other detai... More
Photographic Negative from New York production of Dr. Faustus. Finding...
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Free! - concert / theatrical poster
Notice! Notice! The Federal Theatre Invites You to Attend the Following Theatres Free! Beaux Arts Theatre Beacon near 8th Mon., Tues. and Wed Nights At 8:30 P.M. “Vaudeville” Mayan Theatre Hill at... More
It Can't Happen Here - theatrical playbill, public domain image
Majestic Theatre (venue) Adelphi Theatre (venue) Experimental Theatre (venue) Scanned one of two
Help Yourself - Public domain poster, Music division, Library of Congr...
Ebell Theatre Two Matinees Mon and Tue Mar 8th and 9th 2:30 pm sponsored by the Ebell Club of Long Beach prices 50c plus tax all seats Help Your Self a 3 act comedy Federal Theatre Project - div of WPA (Content)
As You Like It - theatrical playbill, public domain image
Blackstone Theatre (venue) A playbill (program or brochure that is distributed to theater patrons prior to or during a performance that contains information about the play, its cast, and crew, as well as other... More
The Late Christopher Bean - theatrical playbill, public domain image
Mary E. Curley School Center (venue) A playbill (program or brochure that is distributed to theater patrons prior to or during a performance that contains information about the play, its cast, and crew, as wel... More
La Morte Civile - theatrical playbill, public domain image
Maverick Garden (venue) A playbill (program or brochure that is distributed to theater patrons prior to or during a performance that contains information about the play, its cast, and crew, as well as other de... More
Pirates of Penzance: Edward Sergeant of Police. Blue policeman's unifo...
Fabric swatches attached (Content) Public domain scan of 1930s theatrical costume design, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description The Federal Theatre Project (FTP) was a New Deal pro... More
The Mikado - theatrical playbill, public domain image
Hunter College (venue) A playbill (program or brochure that is distributed to theater patrons prior to or during a performance that contains information about the play, its cast, and crew, as well as other det... More
It Can't Happen Here - theatrical playbill, public domain image
Washington Irving High School (venue) A playbill (program or brochure that is distributed to theater patrons prior to or during a performance that contains information about the play, its cast, and crew, as we... More
The Mikado - theatrical playbill, public domain image
Westchester County Center (venue) Scanned one of two A playbill (program or brochure that is distributed to theater patrons prior to or during a performance that contains information about the play, its cast, ... More
American Holiday - Public domain poster, Music division, Library of Co...
Text on Poster: Popular Price Theatre A Division of the Federal Theatre presents American Holiday A New Play Edwin L and Albert Barker Opening Feb 14th at the Manhattan Theatre 53rd St and Broadway R... More
Last Night of Don Juan - Public domain poster, Music division, Library...
Musart Theatre formerly Egan 1320 So. Figueroa Opens June 24th Last Night of Don Juan all seats reserved summer prices 25c Nites only 8:30pm Federal Theatres Attraction Div'n WPA (Content)
A String of Pearls - Public domain poster, Music division, Library of ...
Text on Poster; Figueroa Playhouse 938 So. Figueroa Sat. Sun. June 20-21 8:30 P.M. Sun. Mat. 2:30 Nites 25c 55c Sun. Mat 25c Sholom Asch’s 4 Act Drama “A String of Pearls” A Federal Theatres Attraction ... More
Love in Humble Life - theatrical playbill, public domain image
Eastern District YMCA (venue) A playbill (program or brochure that is distributed to theater patrons prior to or during a performance that contains information about the play, its cast, and crew, as well as ot... More
The Bishop Misbehaves - Public domain poster, Music division, Library ...
Mt Park Casino Holyoke, Mass 4 nights 8:30pm Aug 25 to 28 matinee wed at 2:"30 all seats reserved 25c The Federal Theatre presents The Bishop Misbehaves a rollicking farce in 3 acts by Frederick Jackso... More
[Portrait of Eve Knight, between 1938 and 1948]
Purchase William P. Gottlieb General information about the Gottlieb Forms part of: William P. Gottlieb Collection (Library of Congress). Gottlieb Collection Assignment No. 188 (gottlieb assignment) 188 (assign... More
[Portrait of Buck Clayton, New York, N.Y.(?), between 1938 and 1948]
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[Portrait of Duke Ellington, between 1938 and 1948]
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The Animal Kingdom - Public domain poster, Music division, Library of ...
Text on Poster: The Animal Kingdom By Philip Barry Alcazar Oct 17 Federal Theatre Project div of WPA (Content)
The Milky Way 1 - Public domain poster, Music division, Library of Con...
Mason Opera House starts Tue Aug 2 Two Weeks Only The Milky Way by Lynn Root and Harry Clork (Content)
[Portrait of Tommy Potter, Max Kaminsky, Benny Morton, Zutty Singleton...
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Glynis Johns, who appeared with Danny Kaye in "The Court Jester"
On back: X.51041 Danny Kaye Reception at Dorchester. 16/5/55. Supplied LNA. (General) The Library of Congress provides access to these materials for educational and research purposes and makes no warranty ... More
Mai Zetterling, Danny Kaye, Yma Sumac, the Peruvian singer, and Julie ...
On back: X.22151 The European premiere of "Knock on Wood" in aid of the National Spastics society and the Variety Club Heart Fund, took place at the Plaza Theatrre, London, Tonight (Friday). 23/4/54. Suppli... More
[Portrait of Duke Ellington and William P. Gottlieb, WINX, Washington,...
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[ Cave of the heart, No. 3] - Martha Graham Collection
Photographer unknown. (General) Reproduced with permission of Martha Graham Resources, a division of The Martha Graham Center of Contemporary Dance, www.marthagraham.org. (Copyright Notice)
[ American document] - Martha Graham Collection
Reproduced with permission of Janet Morgan/The Barbara Morgan Archive. For further information e-mail [email protected] (Copyright Notice) Reproduced with permission of Martha Graham Resources, a divisi... More
DCM 1404: Claude Laurent Flute in C
All sockets have Laurent's safety hook which engages a flange on each corresponding tenon. Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Clear glass frosted, silver keys. DCM ledger: "Labradorite" cap.; 67.4 cm. Key Hol... More
[ Young Danny Kaye (David Kaminski) and unknown girl, date unknown]
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Yuriko and Erick Hawkins in Cave of the heart
Photographer unknown. (General) Reproduced with permission of Martha Graham Resources, a division of The Martha Graham Center of Contemporary Dance, www.marthagraham.org. (Copyright Notice)
[ Harry Ellis Dickson (Boston Symphony) to Danny Kaye, February 3, 195...
Regarding Danny Kaye conducting orchestras. (General) Mentions a conversation with John Barbirolli. (General) Courtesy Boston Symphony Orchestra (Copyright Notice) The Library of Congress provides access to th... More
[ Every soul is a circus, No. 4]
Reproduced with permission of Katherine Duke. (Copyright Notice) The Library was unable to locate the rights holder for this photograph and has elected to make it available online as an exercise of fair use for... More
[ Barbara Kelly, Danny Kaye, James Carreras, Michael Redgrave]
On back: X.52768 Danny Kaye at Variety Club's Second Ladies' Day Luncheon held at the Dorchester Hotel [London]. Guest Barbara Kelly, poplular actress; Danny Kaye; James Carreras, Managing Director of exclusi... More
[ Close-up of Danny Kaye and Sylvia Fine posing at piano in their home...
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[ Danny Kaye and Corrine Calvet - scene from "On the Riviera"]
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[ Danny Kaye, Sylvia Fine and young Dena at home, Danny leaning over t...
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Aaron Copland deplanes in Lima, Peru
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[ Danny Kaye as "Don Y' (Maracas) Kaye" at La Martinique]
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Aaron Copland conducting
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[Portrait of Count Basie, Ray Bauduc, Bob Haggart, Harry Edison, Hersc...
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Martha Graham Gives "Primitive Mysteries"
from the New York Sun May 12 1944 (General) Reproduced with permission of Martha Graham Resources, a division of The Martha Graham Center of Contemporary Dance, www.marthagraham.org. (Copyright Notice)
Bernstein with Leo Gomberg, Werner Gebauer and Werner Lywen at rehears...
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Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, January 31, 1945
excerpt: "...the orchestra is fine, works very responsively." From: Correspondence Series
Graham Dance Recital Given - Martha graham papers, Library of Congress
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[Portrait of Charlie Barnet, WOR broadcast, Aquarium, New York, N.Y., ...
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[Portrait of Charlie Barnet and Re-Bop, New York, N.Y., ca. Aug. 1946]
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[Portrait of Franc Williams, Harold Baker, and Cat Anderson, Aquarium,...
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[Portrait of Bob Graettinger, New York, N.Y., between 1946 and 1948]
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[Portrait of Vincente Gomez, Café Society Uptown(?), New York, N.Y., c...
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[Portrait of Tiny Grimes, New York, N.Y., between 1946 and 1948]
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[Portrait of Jack Lesberg and Leonard Bernstein, New York, N.Y., ca. D...
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[Portrait of Charlie Ventura, National studio, New York, N.Y., ca. Oct...
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[Portrait of Symphony Sid and Josh White, WHOM, New York, N.Y., betwee...
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[Charlie's Tavern, New York, N.Y., between 1946 and 1948]
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[Portrait of Leonard Bernstein, Carnegie Hall, New York, N.Y., between...
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[Portrait of Brick Fleagle, New York, N.Y., between 1946 and 1948]
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[Portrait of Ray McKinley, Hotel Commodore, New York, N.Y., ca. Apr. 1...
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[Portrait of Red Rodney, 400 Restaurant(?), New York, N.Y., ca. June 1...
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[Portrait of Brick Fleagle, New York, N.Y., between 1946 and 1948]
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[Portrait of Benny Goodman, 400 Restaurant, New York, N.Y., ca. July 1...
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[Portrait of Billie Holiday and Mister, Downbeat(?), New York, N.Y., c...
Reference print available in Music Division, Library of Congress. Purchase William P. Gottlieb General information about the Gottlieb In: "Through the looking glass!," Down Beat, v. 13, no. 13 (June 17, 1946),... More
[Portrait of Charlie Jacobs, Charlie's Tavern, New York, N.Y., between...
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[Portrait of Wilbur De Paris and Sidney De Paris, Onyx, New York, N.Y....
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