Duncan Schiedt (1921-2014) was a jazz scholar, writer, photographer, film maker, researcher and pianist. He authored four books relating to jazz history. Many of his photographs and articles were featured in magazines, periodicals and documentaries. Schiedt also collected the work of other photographers on the subject of jazz. The collection primarily consists of photographs created by or collected by Mr. Schiedt.
Scope and Contents:
The collection consists of Schiedt's own photographs of jazz performers, photographs of jazz performers taken by other photographers, research notes, films, and recordings of jazz.
Arrangement:
Collection is arranged into five series.
Series 1: Background Information and Research Materials, 1915-2012, undated
Series 2: Photographic Materials, 1900-2012, undated
Subseries 2.1: Historical Photographs and Negatives, 1915-2012
Subseries 2.2: Artist Files Photographs, 1900-2000, undated
Subseries 2.4: Roscoe Allen Photographic Prints, undated
Subseries 2.5: Individual Instrumentalists Photographic Prints and Negatives, 1938-1990, undated
Subseries 2.6: John Minor Negatives, undated
Subseries 2.7: Indianapolis Theater Photographic Prints and Negatives, 1935-1956, undated
Subseries 2.8: Theater and Vaudeville Negatives, 1910-1948, undated
Subseries 2.9: Glass Plate Negatives and Copy Prints, undated
Subseries 2.10: Publicity and Festival Negatives, 1930-1962, undated
Series 3: Charles T (Ted) Grubb Papers, 1919-1999, undated
Series 4: Scrapbooks, 1901-1950, undated
Series 5: Audiovisual Materials, undated
Biographical / Historical:
For over sixty-five years, professional photographer Duncan Preston Schiedt combined his love of jazz with his love of photography. Born in 1921 in Atlantic City, New Jersey to Jacob and Kitty Schiedt, he later moved with his family to New York City. In the mid-1930s, he discovered the two loves of his life. Ironically, he first heard jazz or "swing music" as it was then known in a radio broadcast while attending a boys' school in England in 1936. Back in the States by 1938, he was enthralled when a friend showed him his basement darkroom and taught him how to develop film. He soon bought his own camera and began taking pictures in the Times Square movie palaces, nightclubs, and big band shows of New York. In World War II, he served as a cameraman in the Army Air Force, where he recorded atomic bomb tests in the western Pacific area, including Bikini Atoll.
In 1950, Schiedt married Betty Benjamin and moved to Hollywood where he worked at the Atomic Energy Commission's film laboratory for eight months. After returning to civilian life, he worked as a photographer in advertising in New York before moving in 1951 to Pittsboro, Indiana, where his parents had relocated. He had two children, Cameron and Leslie.
Thereafter, his interests in jazz and photography merged and became more than a hobby, as he transformed himself into one of the country's leading jazz historians and photographers. He traveled the country to photograph performers in movie houses, night clubs, big-band shows, jazz festivals, and other venues. Schiedt always shot in black and white, since to him that was the essence of jazz. As he wrote in the introduction to his book, Jazz in Black and White: The Photographs of Duncan Schiedt, "Jazz is a black and white music. Its range, from blinding brilliance to deepest shadings, seems to demand the drama that black and white can so easily provide. Consequently, when I take a photograph of a jazz subject, I see it in those terms."
He processed all his own film in his own darkroom so that any picture bearing his name was totally his own work. His photographs have been exhibited in numerous galleries, including the Birmingham Civil Rights Museum, the Chicago Public Library, the Indianapolis Museum of Art, and the Pensacola Art Museum. While shooting, Schiedt also interviewed his subjects, and those interviews added to his ever-growing scholarship in the field. He was the author of three books, The Jazz State of Indiana, Twelve Lives in Jazz,and Jazz in Black and White: The Photographs of Duncan Schiedt, and co-author of Ain't Misbehavin': The Story of Fats Waller. His photographs and articles have been published in the leading jazz periodicals and magazines. Over the years, he also amassed a first-rate collection of historical photographs of jazz musicians. Both his historical photographs and his original work were featured extensively in Ken Burns' Public Broadcasting Station series "Jazz." Duncan Schiedt died on March 12, 2014.
Related Materials:
Materials in the Archives Center
Leonard Gaskin Papers, NMAH.AC.0900
Provenance:
Donated to the Archives Center in 2014 by Duncan Schiedt's daughter and son, Leslie Michel and Cameron Schiedt.
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Rights:
Reproduction restricted due to copyright or trademark. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Community Life Search this
Extent:
1 Cubic foot (3 boxes)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Photographs
Date:
ca. 1930s-1940s
Summary:
Publicity photographs and postcards of entertainers, mostly jazz musicians and leaders of dance bands, etc., and related memorabilia.
Scope and Contents note:
The collection contains primarily publicity photographs: a mixture of prints from original negatives, prints from copy negatives, etc. Most are 8" x 10" or 5" x 7", some smaller, and some are postcard size or smaller (these include Areal photo@ postcards, i.e., original photographic images printed on special silver gelatin paper). A few photomechanical images are included, as well as a few letters from celebrities to Mr. Bukowski, 1938-1939. The earliest item noted in the collection is a 1933 Christmas card. Several examples of Gene Krupa=s novelty pin, consisting of crossed drumsticks and a miniature phonograph record, are included. The actual number of items in each folder is shown in the Container List; items are conventional silver gelatin photoprints unless otherwise identified. There is also a scrapbook containing news clippings, photographs, and other memorabilia, with a list, affixed to the back cover, of bands which Mr. Bukowski heard in person. Although some of the photographs bear autographs with generic, somewhat impersonal messages, many are addressed personally to the collector and are fine examples of the interaction between celebrity and fan. The notation Asigned@ in the Container List identifies items autographed by performers.
Most of the subjects are musicians and entertainers associated with big jazz and popular music bands of the period; however, most of the images are studio publicity portraits of individual bandleaders and stars, rather than pictures of entire bands. Photographers represented include Bruno of Hollywood and Maurice Seymour, although many others are not identified.
Publicity photographs often were not archivally processed, and many photoprints in the collection show evidence of fading and yellowing from inadequate fixation or washing. Prints which are in exceptionally good condition are noted in the Container List.
Mr. Bukowski formed this collection in the 1930s and 1940s, but he added a few related items in the 1980s and 1990s.
Arrangement:
Collection is arranged into one series.
Biographical/Historical note:
Henry S. Bukowski collected these pictures and other memorabilia during the 1930s and 1940s as a fan of big band music. He began his collection while in grammar school through library research, by locating bands active in New York City, then sending them penny postcards to request autographed publicity pictures. He also listened to late-night radio broadcasts and copied the addresses of bands based in other parts of the country. AOut went my penny postcards,@ he notes. After hearing trombonist Tommy Dorsey=s band at a local ballroom at age fourteen, he became interested in the instrument, and his older brothers Bernie and Ted bought him his first trombone from a pawnshop for ten dollars. When he was old enough, he frequented the New Haven Arena and the State Theatre in Hartford, Connecticut to hear bands in person. These bands and the admission prices he paid (25 to 99 cents) are listed in his scrapbook. Mr. Bukowski maintained an avid interest in popular Abig band@ jazz and swing music as both a fan and a player, and eventually served with a U.S. Army band for three and a half years after being drafted.
Mr. Bukowski was born on April 11, 1922 in Wallingford, Connecticut, the youngest of nine children. He was married to Mildred Moss for forty-eight years until her death October 15, 2000; they had no children. In a letter of September 1, 2001, he reported that he had one surviving sibling, a brother in Wallingford.
Source
Letter, 2 pp., in Archives Center collection control file. The Archives Center is grateful to Mr. Bukowski for his generous gift as well as his thoughtfulness in providing the above information.
Provenance:
Collection donated by Henry S. Bukowski, 1984.
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research and access on site by appointment. Unprotected photographs must be handled with gloves.
Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Most of the photographs presumably are under copyright, but they were made and widely distributed for free publication.
Pig meat strut --Down in the basement --Terrible operation blues --Leave my man alone --Big Bill blues --Bull cow blues -- Grandma's farm --Guitar rag --Pussy cat blues --Mr. Conductor Man --Worrying you off my mind, pt. 1 --Double trouble blues --Skoodle do do --C & A blues.
Track Information:
101 Pig Meat Strut / Bill Broonzy, Frank Brasswell. Bass,Guitar.
102 Down in the Basement / Bill Broonzy, John Thomas. Bass,Guitar.
103 Terrible Operation Blues / Bill Broonzy, Thomas Andrew Dorsey. Guitar,Piano.
104 Big Bill Blues / Bill Broonzy. Guitar.
105 Leave My Man Alone / Bill Broonzy, Thomas Andrew Dorsey. Guitar,Piano.
106 Bull Cow Blues / Bill Broonzy. Guitar.
107 Grandma's Farm / Bill Broonzy, Frank Brasswell. Bass,Guitar.
201 Guitar Rag / Bill Broonzy, Frank Brasswell. Bass,Guitar.
203 Mr. Conductor Man / Bill Broonzy. Guitar.
202 Pussy Cat Blues / Bill Broonzy, Thomas Andrew Dorsey, Jane Lucas. Guitar,Piano.
205 Double Trouble Blues / Bill Broonzy, Thomas Andrew Dorsey, Jane Lucas. Guitar,Piano.
204 Worrying You Off My Mind Part 1 / Bill Broonzy. Guitar.
206 Skoodle Do Do / Bill Broonzy. Guitar.
207 C & A Blues / Bill Broonzy, Louie Lasky. Guitar.
Local Numbers:
FW-ASCH-LP-2466
FLP.42723
FLP.42723 ;.Yazoo.1035
Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint):
New York Yazoo 1973
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded in: New York, United States.
General:
Principally blues songs; Big Bil Broonzy, accompanying himself on guitar, in part with assisting singers and instrumentalists. Production notes: Originally recorded 1928-1935.
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
I'm gonna hop off the train --The Rambler's rag --The strawberry roan --The windswept desert --Going back to my Texas home --Mama don't like no music --Under the double eagle --Barn dance rag --I can't tame wild women --Wah hoo --River blues --Goofus --Saturday night rag --Fan it -- 'Way out there --Draggin' it around --You shall free Monah -- Guess who's in town --Beaumont rag --What's the use -- New steel guitar blues --Boyd's tin roof blues --I've got those Oklahoma blues --New Spanish two-step --Spanish fandango --Singing & swinging for me --La golondrina --I've got the blues for Mammy --Mill blues --New Fort Worth rag -- Lone star rag --Domino rag.
Track Information:
101 I'm Gonna Hop Off the Train / Bill Boyd, Cowboy Ramblers (Musical group).
102 The Rambler's Rag / Bill Boyd, Cowboy Ramblers (Musical group).
103 The Strawberry Roan / Bill Boyd, Cowboy Ramblers (Musical group).
104 Windswept Desert, The (Desert Blues) / Bill Boyd, Cowboy Ramblers (Musical group).
105 Going Back to My Texas Home / Bill Boyd, Cowboy Ramblers (Musical group).
106 Mama Don't Like No Music / Bill Boyd, Cowboy Ramblers (Musical group).
107 Under the Double Eagle / Bill Boyd, Cowboy Ramblers (Musical group).
108 Barn Dance Rag / Bill Boyd, Cowboy Ramblers (Musical group).
201 I Can't Tame Wild Women / Bill Boyd, Cowboy Ramblers (Musical group).
202 Wah Hoo / Bill Boyd, Cowboy Ramblers (Musical group).
203 River Blues / Bill Boyd, Cowboy Ramblers (Musical group).
204 Goofus / Bill Boyd, Cowboy Ramblers (Musical group).
205 Saturday Night Rag / Bill Boyd, Cowboy Ramblers (Musical group).
206 Fan It / Bill Boyd, Cowboy Ramblers (Musical group).
207 Way Out There / Bill Boyd, Cowboy Ramblers (Musical group).
208 Draggin it Around (Draggin' the Bow) / Bill Boyd, Cowboy Ramblers (Musical group).
301 You Shall Be Free Monah / Bill Boyd, Cowboy Ramblers (Musical group).
302 Guess Who's in Town / Bill Boyd, Cowboy Ramblers (Musical group).
303 Beaumont Rag / Bill Boyd, Cowboy Ramblers (Musical group).
304 What's the Use / Bill Boyd, Cowboy Ramblers (Musical group).
305 New Steel Guitar Rag / Bill Boyd, Cowboy Ramblers (Musical group).
306 Boyd's Tin Roof Blues / Bill Boyd, Cowboy Ramblers (Musical group).
307 I've Got Those Oklahoma Blues / Bill Boyd, Cowboy Ramblers (Musical group).
308 New Spanish Two-Step / Bill Boyd, Cowboy Ramblers (Musical group).
401 Spanish Fandango / Bill Boyd, Cowboy Ramblers (Musical group).
402 Singing and Swinging for Me / Bill Boyd, Cowboy Ramblers (Musical group).
403 La Golondrina / Bill Boyd, Cowboy Ramblers (Musical group).
404 I've Got the Blues for Mammy / Bill Boyd, Cowboy Ramblers (Musical group).
405 Mill Blues (Gin Mill Blues) / Bill Boyd, Cowboy Ramblers (Musical group).
406 New Fort Worth Rag / Bill Boyd, Cowboy Ramblers (Musical group).
407 Lone Star Rag / Bill Boyd, Cowboy Ramblers (Musical group).
408 Domino Rag / Bill Boyd, Cowboy Ramblers (Musical group).
Local Numbers:
FW-ASCH-LP-2481
RCA Victor.5505
Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint):
RCA Victor 1975
General:
Recorded 1934-1950; principally reissued from RCA's Bluebird label. Durations, credits, recording dates, original matrix and record numbers, and program notes by Bob Pinson on container. Performer(s): Western swing; Bill Boyd's Cowboy Ramblers.
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
Includes songs by East Texas Serenaders, Carter Family, Wade Mainer, Jess Young's Tennessee Band, Joe Werner and the Ramblers, Jimmy Wilson's Catfish String Band, Happy-Go-Lucky Boys
Track Information:
101 Ozark Rag / East Texas Serenaders. Fiddle.
102 Lonesome Valley / Carter Family. Guitar,Autoharp.
103 Wild Bill Jones / Wade Mainer. Banjo.
104 Old Weary Blues / Jesse Young's Tennessee Band. Fiddle,Banjo.
105 Rang Tang Bully / Joe Werner and the Ramblers.
106 Catfish Whiskers / Jimmy Wilson's Catfish String Band.
107 Come Back Sweetheart / Happy-Go-Lucky Boys (Musical group). Fiddle.
Local Numbers:
FW-ASCH-10RR-0037
General:
CDR copy
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
Includes songs by: Carter Family, Mississippi Shieks, Happy-Go-Lucky Boys, Carolina Tar Heels, Earl Johnson and His Clodhoppers, Allen Brothers, Smith and Harper.
Track Information:
101 Who's That Knocking at My Window / Carter Family. Guitar,Autoharp.
102 We Both Are Feeling Good Right Now / Mississippi Sheiks, Sam Chatmon. Guitar.
103 No Letter in the Mail Today / Happy-Go-Lucky Boys (Musical group). Fiddle.
104 Talking Blues / Carolina Tar Heels. Guitar,Banjo.
105 Midnight Mama / Allen Brothers (Country music group). Guitar.
106 Poor Girl / Smith and Harper (Musical group). Guitar.
Local Numbers:
FW-ASCH-10RR-0039
General:
CDR copy
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
Goodman, Benny (Benjamin David), 1909-1986 Search this
Container:
Box 62, Folder 5
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1935-1936
Collection Restrictions:
The collection is open for research use. Some materials restricted; but most are available for unrestricted research access on site by appointment.
Several items of personal correspondence contained private medical information about living individuals. The originals were removed and will remain sealed until 2030. Copies with the sensitive information redacted are available for research use in the collection.
Access to audio recordings for which no reference copy exists requires special arrangements with Archives Center staff. Please ask the reference archivist for additional information.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Collection Citation:
Milt Gabler Papers, 1927-2001, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Goodman, Benny (Benjamin David), 1909-1986 Search this
Container:
Box 62, Folder 6
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1946
Collection Restrictions:
The collection is open for research use. Some materials restricted; but most are available for unrestricted research access on site by appointment.
Several items of personal correspondence contained private medical information about living individuals. The originals were removed and will remain sealed until 2030. Copies with the sensitive information redacted are available for research use in the collection.
Access to audio recordings for which no reference copy exists requires special arrangements with Archives Center staff. Please ask the reference archivist for additional information.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Collection Citation:
Milt Gabler Papers, 1927-2001, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Kenesaw Mountain rag (Seven Foot Dilly and His Dill Pickles) -- She's got good dry goods (Little Buddy Doyle) -- Green meadow waltz (Adolph Hofner and His Orchestra) -- Polska from Boda / Soldier's Joy (Edwin Johnson Swedish Trio) -- Alabama blues ; Boot that thing (Booker T. Sapps, Roger Matthews and Jesse Flowers) -- Days of '49 (The Bog Trotters) -- Far in the mountain (The Red Headed Fiddlers) -- Warm wipe stomp (Macon Ed and Tampa Joe) -- Aldeline waltz (East Texas Serenaders) -- Waltz (Mike Enis Group) -- The rabbit in the pea patch (Uncle Dave Macon and the Fruit-Jar Drinkers) -- John Henry / Cripple Creek (Paul, Vernon, and Wade Miles) -- Belle of Point Clare (Arteleus Mistric) -- Acadian air (Evangeline Band) -- Old Joe (Nashville Washboard Band)
Track Information:
101 Kenesaw Mountain Rag / John Dilleshaw, Seven Foot Dilly and His Dill Pickles. Guitar,Fiddle,Banjo,Bass. English language.
102 She's Got Good Dry Goods / Little Buddy Doyle. Guitar,Harmonica. English language.
103 Green Meadow Waltz (Louka Zelena) / Adolph Hofner. Guitar,Fiddle,Hawaiian guitar,Piano,Accordion. English language.
104 Polska From Boda/Soldier's Joy / Edwin Johnson Swedish Trio, Edwin W. Johnson. Violin.
105 Alabama Blues / Booker T. Sapps, Willy Flowers, Roger Matthews. Guitar,Harmonica. English language.
106 Boot That Thing / Booker T. Sapps, Willy Flowers, Roger Matthews. Guitar,Harmonica. English language.
107 Days of '49 / Bogtrotters. Guitar,Fiddle,Banjo,Autoharp. English language.
108 Far in the Mountain / Red Headed Fiddlers, A.L. Steeley, J.W. Graham. Fiddle,Banjo. English language.
201 Warm Wipe Stomp / Tampa Joe, W.K. Amoaku. Violin,Bottleneck (Guitar playing). English language.
202 Aldeline Waltz / East Texas Serenaders. Guitar,Banjo,Violin,Violoncello. English language.
203 Waltz / Mike Enis Group, Marvin Enis, Mike Enis. Accordion,Saxophone,Bajo sexto.
204 The Rabbit in the Pea Patch / Uncle Dave Macon & the Fruit-Jar Drinkers, Uncle Dave Macon. Guitar,Fiddle,Banjo. English language.
205 John Henry/Cripple Creek / J. Paul Miles, Vernon Miles, Wade Miles. Guitar,Banjo,Mandolin. English language.
206 Belle of Point Claire / Arteleus Mistric. Harmonica. Cajun French dialect.
207 Acadian Air (Waltz) / Evangeline Band. Cornet,Clarinet,Trombone,Tuba.
208 Old Joe / Nashville Washboard Band. Guitar,Mandolin,Washboard band music,Can.
Local Numbers:
FP-RINZ-LP-0922
Library of Congress.LBC 3
Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint):
Washington, D.C. Library of Congress 1976
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded in: Nashville (Tenn.), Saint Martinville (La.), New Orleans (La.), Louisiana, Cherry Lane (N.C.), North Carolina, New York (N.Y.), New York, Tucson (Ariz.), Arizona, Dallas (Tex.), Galax (Va.), Virginia, Belle Glade (Fla.), Florida, Saint Paul (Minn.), Minnesota, San Antonio (Tex.), Texas, Memphis (Tenn.), Tennessee, Atlanta (Ga.), Georgia, United States.
General:
"A bicentennial project : Library of Congress, Archive of Folk song"; includes recordings from field and commercial sources. Songs sung in English, Czech or French. Program notes with words of the songs, translations, and bibliographical and discographical sources (7 p.) in container.
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
Recorded in: Burbank (Calif.), United States, California, 1969.
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
Original caption reads, "Alexandra Ragtime Boys playing their swinging music at corner of Von Brandis and Pritchard streets in Johannesburg, with a crowd of blacks, whites and colored listening. Group of seven men includes two guitar players, a racking case base player, singers and dancers. Leader is boy in green sweater, Leslie Modupi, 16, who plays guitar. Other band member playing guitar behind his neck is Alex Macheru, 19." [Master Catalogue: Literary Africa. Eliot Elisofon. 1959. K77, 30-34; K78, 9-14].
This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon was on assignment for Life magazine and traveled to Africa from August 18, 1959 to December 20, 1959.
Local Numbers:
F 5 SAF 1 EE 59
General:
Title is provided by EEPA staff based on photographer's notes.
Local Note:
57938 78
Frame value is 9.
Slide No. F 5 SAF 1 EE 59
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
Collection Rights:
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Original caption reads, "Alexandra Ragtime Boys playing their swinging music at corner of Von Brandis and Pritchard streets in Johannesburg, with a crowd of blacks, whites and colored listening. Group of seven men includes two guitar players, a racking case base player, singers and dancers. Leader is boy in green sweater, Leslie Modupi, 16, who plays guitar. Other band member playing guitar behind his neck is Alex Macheru, 19." [Master Catalogue: Literary Africa. Eliot Elisofon. 1959. K77, 30-34; K78, 9-14].
This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon was on assignment for Life magazine and traveled to Africa from August 18, 1959 to December 20, 1959.
Local Numbers:
F 5 SAF 2 EE 59
General:
Title is provided by EEPA staff based on photographer's notes.
Local Note:
57938 78
Frame value is 8.
Slide No. F 5 SAF 2 EE 59
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
Collection Rights:
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Original caption reads, "Alexandra Ragtime Boys playing their swinging music at corner of Von Brandis and Pritchard streets in Johannesburg, with a crowd of blacks, whites and colored listening. Group of seven men includes two guitar players, a racking case base player, singers and dancers. Leader is boy in green sweater, Leslie Modupi, 16, who plays guitar. Other band member playing guitar behind his neck is Alex Macheru, 19." [Master Catalogue: Literary Africa. Eliot Elisofon. 1959. K77, 30-34; K78, 9-14].
This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon was on assignment for Life magazine and traveled to Africa from August 18, 1959 to December 20, 1959.
Local Numbers:
F 5 SAF 3 EE 59
General:
Title is provided by EEPA staff based on photographer's notes.
Local Note:
57938 78
Frame value is 12.
Slide No. F 5 SAF 3 EE 59
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
Collection Rights:
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Original caption reads, "Alexandra Ragtime Boys playing their swinging music at corner of Von Brandis and Pritchard streets in Johannesburg, with a crowd of blacks, whites and colored listening. Group of seven men includes two guitar players, a racking case base player, singers and dancers. Leader is boy in green sweater, Leslie Modupi, 16, who plays guitar. Other band member playing guitar behind his neck is Alex Macheru, 19." [Master Catalogue: Literary Africa. Eliot Elisofon. 1959. K77, 30-34; K78, 9-14].
This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon was on assignment for Life magazine and traveled to Africa from August 18, 1959 to December 20, 1959.
Local Numbers:
F 5 SAF 3.1 EE 59
General:
Title is provided by EEPA staff based on photographer's notes.
Local Note:
57938 78
Frame value is 10.
Slide No. F 5 SAF 3.1 EE 59
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
Collection Rights:
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Original caption reads, "Alexandra Ragtime Boys playing their swinging music at corner of Von Brandis and Pritchard streets in Johannesburg, with a crowd of blacks, whites and colored listening. Group of seven men includes two guitar players, a racking case base player, singers and dancers. Leader is boy in green sweater, Leslie Modupi, 16, who plays guitar. Other band member playing guitar behind his neck is Alex Macheru, 19." [Master Catalogue: Literary Africa. Eliot Elisofon. 1959. K77, 30-34; K78, 9-14].
This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon was on assignment for Life magazine and traveled to Africa from August 18, 1959 to December 20, 1959.
Local Numbers:
F 5 SAF 4 EE 59
General:
Title is provided by EEPA staff based on photographer's notes.
Local Note:
57938 77
Frame value is 32.
Slide No. F 5 SAF 4 EE 59
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
Collection Rights:
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
