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Title: W. C. Handy, 1939
Alternative Title: W.C. Handy, blues composer and musician
Date Created and/or Issued: 1939
Contributing Institution: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
Rights Information: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu
Description: Studio portrait of W. C. Handy
W. C. (William Christopher) Handy was a composer and musician, known as the Father of the Blues. An African American, Handy was one of the most influential songwriters in the United States.
Photo inscribed: To my friend / William G. Still / W. C. Handy / 2-1-39. Written on back of photo: W.C. Handy 1939
Type: image
Identifier: uclalsc_1889_b21_f15_001a.tif
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Subject: African American composers
African American musicians
Handy, W. C. (William Christopher), 1873-1958
Source: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
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