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W.C. Handy on a visit to the grounds of the New York World's Fair 1939 with William Grant Still
| Content Provider | Library of Congress - Photographs |
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| Spatial Coverage | New York, N.Y.) New York (State)--New York |
| Description | Photograph shows W.C. Handy, famed Negro composer of "St. Louis Blues," on a visit to the grounds of the New York World's Fair 1939 with William Grant Still, also a composer, who is showing Handy (right) the symphonic poem he has written for the Theme Exhibit of the Exposition. The Theme Exhibit will occupy the interior of the 200-foot Perisphere, the steel framework of which looms up behind the two men. |
| File Format | JPG / JPEG |
| Language | English |
| Part of Series | Miscellaneous Items in High Demand |
| Requires | HTML5 supported browser |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Handy, W. C.--(William Christopher),--1873-1958. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Still, William Grant,--1895-1978. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Exhibition buildings--New York (State)--New York--1930-1940. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Composers--New York (State)--New York--1930-1940. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Musicians--New York (State)--New York--1930-1940. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Fairs--New York (State)--New York--1930-1940. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | New York World's Fair--(1939-1940 :--New York, N.Y.) |
| Content Type | Image |
| Resource Type | Photograph |
