Image of the sixty-two members of John Philips Sousa's Grand Concert Band sitting with their musical instruments on stage with conductor John Philips Sousa standing at center, presumably for a performance at the Manhattan Beach Hotel in Brooklyn, New York. Date based on band history; Sousa's Great Concert Band performed at the Cotton States Exposition in Atlanta in 1895 and David Blakely, the band's manager died In November 1896. H.A. Thomas & Wylie Lith. Co. 130-134 W. 24th St. N.Y."--text, bottom center of image. "The Band of / Manhattan Beach / The Band of the / World's Columbian Exposition / The Band of the / California Mid-Winter fair"--text, lower left of image. "The Band of the / Dallas Fair and Exposition / The Band of the / Atlanta Cotton States Exposition / The Great Concert Band / of the World."--text, lower right of image. "D. Blakely / Manager / Carnegie Hall, N.Y."--text, lower left of image.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 79.38 x 105.25 cm (31 1/4 x 41 7/16 in.)
Sousa, John Philip, 1854-1932--Portraits Sousa Band--Pictorial works Bands (Music)--Pictorial works Conductors (Music)--Pictorial works Musicians--Pictorial works Lithographs--Color--1875-1900. (gmgpc) Group portraits. (gmgpc) Theatrical posters--American. (gmgpc)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection Entertainment Large Size Music and Theater The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library
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