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Pictorial Americana

Selected Images from the Collections of the Library of Congress

MUSIC AND MUSICIANS

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The power of music

The power of music. Lithograph by Goupil, Vibert & Co., 1848, after William S. Mount.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-426
The Star Spangled Banner. (Woman at piano and three children singing)

The Star Spangled Banner. (Woman at piano and three children singing). Engraving by Geo. E. Perine, 1861.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-5264
The phonograph

The phonograph. Wood engraving in Harper's Weekly, Mar. 30, 1878, after C. A. Keetels.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-797
Prof. Thad Sheridan Fritz's phonograph festival

Prof. Thad Sheridan Fritz's phonograph festival. Lithograph, 1890.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-8279
Popular concert in Tompkins Square, New York

Popular concert in Tompkins Square, New York. Reproduction in Harper's Weekly, Sept. 12, 1891, of drawing by T. de Thulstrup.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-5353
The Edison concert phonograph

The Edison concert phonograph. Lithograph by U. S. Printing Co., 1899.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-2080
Opening night at the Opera in New Orleans, 1902

Opening night at the Opera in New Orleans, 1902. Photograph by John Teunisson.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-5383
Reginald DeKoven. (Three-quarter length, seated)

Reginald DeKoven. (Three-quarter length, seated). Photograph by B. Clinedinst, 1904.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ61-217
Stephen C. Foster. (Half-Length)

Stephen C. Foster. (Half-Length). Photograph of painting by Clough.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-2292
Victor Herbert. (Bust)

Victor Herbert. (Bust) Photograph by Gutekunst, 1906.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ61-136
Edward MacDowell. (Bust)

Edward MacDowell. (Bust). Photograph by E. Huntington Huggins, 1906.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ61-248
John Philip Sousa. (Half-Length)

John Philip Sousa. (Half-Length). Photograph by E. Chickering, 1900.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ61-143

 

For additional images from the Prints and Photographs Division, search the Prints and Photographs Online Catalog:

  • especially categories rich in images of performers and performances: Lomax Collection; Posters: Performing Arts Posters; and Van Vechten Collection.
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  • names of individual perfomers and composers.

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