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Clef Club Orchestra

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division

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Clef Club Orchestra

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Title
Clef Club Orchestra
Additional title: The Clef Club of the City Of New York, Inc.
Collection

Portrait collection

James Reese Europe portrait collection

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1913
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Shelf locator: Sc Photo Europe, James Reese
Topics
Europe, James Reese, 1881-1919
Clef Club (New York, N.Y.)
African American musicians -- Societies, etc
African American conductors (Music)
Genres
Portraits
Photographs
Physical Description
Gelatin silver prints
Extent: 17 x 26 cm.
Type of Resource
Still image
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b16819138
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11487554
NYPL Exhibition ID: LPA 25.501.360
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): e5f3d4d0-c5f1-012f-081f-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1913: Created
  • 2025: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Clef Club Orchestra" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1913. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8e0981a2-4b09-a10a-e040-e00a18063089

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Clef Club Orchestra" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 25, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8e0981a2-4b09-a10a-e040-e00a18063089

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1913). Clef Club Orchestra Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8e0981a2-4b09-a10a-e040-e00a18063089

Wikipedia Citation

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Clef Club Orchestra