Unidentified Man Playing Guitar

Creator

Preview

Date

circa 1905

Description

Glass plate negative of an unidentified African-American man playing guitar; man, in suit and tie, stands in front of backdrop (in studio) and strums guitar; member of Polk Miller's Old South Quartette.

Note

Photographer unknown

Topical Subject

Guitars; Portraits; Music

City/Location

Location unknown

Negative Number

1480

Negative Type

glass

Negative Information

1 glass negative (7x5 in); 1 vintage photoprint, mounted (21x10cm); 1 film negative (5x4 in)

Image Size

5x6.75

Genre

black-and-white photographs

Local Genre

photograph

Type

Still Image

Digital Format

image/jpg

Language

eng

Rights Statement URL

https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Rights

This material is in the public domain in the United States and thus is free of any copyright restriction. Acknowledgment of The Valentine as a source is requested. For information about ordering copies and commercial use of these images, contact The Valentine.

Collection

Selected Images from the Cook Photograph Collection

Source

Cook Photograph Collection, The Valentine, Richmond, Virginia.

File Name

cook_1480.jpg