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Europe's String Octett

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

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Title
Europe's String Octett
Collection

Portrait collection

James Reese Europe portrait collection

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1900 - 1919 (Questionable)
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
African American musicians
James Europe's String Octett
Genres
Portraits
Photographs
Notes
Content: Europe's String Octett, which includes Noble Sissle (2nd from right) and Harry A. Williams (3rd from right)
Physical Description
Gelatin silver prints
Extent: 20 x 26 cm.
Type of Resource
Still image
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b16819138
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11487554
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): e660c7d0-c5f1-012f-b072-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1900: Created (Approximate)
  • 2024: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Europe's String Octett" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1900 - 1919. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8e0981a2-4b0a-a10a-e040-e00a18063089

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Europe's String Octett" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 26, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8e0981a2-4b0a-a10a-e040-e00a18063089

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1900 - 1919). Europe's String Octett Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8e0981a2-4b0a-a10a-e040-e00a18063089

Wikipedia Citation

<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8e0981a2-4b0a-a10a-e040-e00a18063089 | title= (still image) Europe's String Octett, (1900 - 1919)|author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=September 26, 2026 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

Europe's String Octett