<I>Sweet Emma and Her Preservation Hall Jazz Band</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1964; printed later
name: label: Photograph by
content: Daniel Sweeney Leyrer, American, 1898 - 1978
label: Subject of
content: Preservation Hall Jazz Band, American, founded 1963
label: Subject of
content: Alcide Pavageau, American, 1888 - 1969
label: Subject of
content: Jim Robinson, American, 1892 - 1976
label: Subject of
content: Emanuel Sayles, American, 1907 - 1986
label: Subject of
content: Willie Humphrey Sr., American, 1900 - 1994
label: Subject of
content: Josiah Frazier, American, 1904 - 1985
label: Subject of
content: Percy Humphrey, American, 1905 - 1995
label: Subject of
content: Emma Barrett, American, 1897 - 1983
label: Subject of
content: Preservation Hall, American, founded 1961
label: Printed by
content: Lakeside Camera Photoworks, American, founded 1972
notes: label: Description
content: A black-and-white photograph of the Preservation Hall Jazz Band of New Orleans, standing in front of Preservation Hall in New Orleans, Louisiana. The photograph depicts six men in suits standing behind bass drum, with the words [PRESERVATION HALL / JAZZ / BAND / of / New Orleans, La.] printed on the drumhead. The men are standing in a line and each is holding one instrument. From left to right is Alcide "Slow Drag" Pavageau holding a double bass, "Big" Jim Robinson holding a trombone, Emanuel Sayles holding a banjo, Willie Humphrey holding a clarinet, Josiah "Cie" Frazier holding drumsticks, and Percy Humphrey holding a trumpet. "Sweet" Emma Barrett, piano player and leader of the band, is seated to the right of the wearing a skirt set, printed blouse, hat and jingles attached to her calves. There are no inscriptions on the front or back of the image.
place: label: Place captured
content: New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: American South
label: Topic
content: Communities
label: Topic
content: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Jazz (Music)
label: Topic
content: Photography
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Photographs and Still Images
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Preservation Hall
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2016.112
objectType: label: Type
content: inkjet prints
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Preservation Hall
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 8 × 10 in. (20.3 × 25.4 cm)