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"Jelly Roll" Ferdinand Morton portrait collection

Title
"Jelly Roll" Ferdinand Morton portrait collection [graphic].
Publication
<1920?-1982?>

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Still imageUse in library Sc Photo Morton, "Jelly Roll" FerdinandSchomburg Center - Photographs & Prints

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Additional Authors
Bloom (Firm : Chicago, Ill.)
Description
  • <5> photoprints : silver gelatin, b&w; 21 x 26 cm. or smaller.
  • <3> photoprints : silver gelatin, b&w ;
Summary
Portraits of jazz pianist and composer Jelly Roll Morton. There are views of Morton playing the piano, with his band the Red Hot Peppers, his business card and his record sheet. Full and quarter length portraits are included.
Donor/Sponsor
Schomburg NEH Automated Access to Special Collections Project.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Portrait photographs – 1920-1939.
  • Group portraits – 1920-1939.
  • Silver gelatin photoprints – 1920-1989.
Note
  • Title devised by cataloger.
  • Photographers include Bloom.
  • Some photographs bear captions; some have written descriptive information.
Linking Entry (note)
  • Forms part of the Portrait Collection.
Call Number
Sc Photo Morton, "Jelly Roll" Ferdinand
OCLC
NYPG085000847-F
Title
"Jelly Roll" Ferdinand Morton portrait collection [graphic].
Imprint
<1920?-1982?>
Linking Entry
Forms part of the Portrait Collection.
Local Note
Negatives exist for some images.
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Bloom (Firm : Chicago, Ill.)
Research Call Number
Sc Photo Morton, "Jelly Roll" Ferdinand
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