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Funeral service for George Gershwin at the Temple B'nai B'rith in Los Angeles, 1937

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Title: Funeral service for George Gershwin at the Temple B'nai B'rith in Los Angeles, 1937
Date Created and/or Issued: July 15, 1937
1937-07-15
Publication Information: Los Angeles Daily News
Contributing Institution: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Rights Information: US
Description: Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
Funerals for famous composer and pianist George Gershwin are held simultaneously in Los Angeles and New York City. Gershwin died following surgery for a brain tumor on July 11, 1937. The musician was 38 years old.
Text from original nitrate sleeve: Gershwin, George Funeral
Type: image
Format: b&w nitrate negative
Identifier: ark:/21198/zz00288szk
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Funeral rites & ceremonies--California--Los Angeles
People
Events
Composers
Religion
Source: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

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