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[Happy Walker's Madrillion Society Orchestra, Washington, D.C.] – Vintage Wall Art

[Happy Walker's Madrillion Society Orchestra, Washington, D.C.], [ca. 1922] — historic photograph
[Happy Walker's Madrillion Society Orchestra, Washington, D.C.], [ca. 1922]. Historic photograph from the Washington DC collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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[Happy Walker's Madrillion Society Orchestra, Washington, D.C.]

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Happy Walker's Madrillion Society Orchestra is the name this group carries, a Washington dance band photographed around 1922. The picture comes from the National Photo Company Collection, whose studio recorded city life in Washington, D.C., during the first decades of the twentieth century, including local clubs, businesses and performers. Dance orchestras like this one were in demand for club dances, theater engagements and private parties in the years after World War I, when jazz and popular dance music spread quickly through American cities. The instruments the musicians hold are worth a close look, since they reflect how dance bands were changing in the period.

Created / published[ca. 1922]
Medium1 photographic print.
GenreGroup portraits 1920-1930.Photographic prints 1920-1930.
NotesNational Photo Company Collection.
SubjectsOrchestras--1920-1930. Musical instruments--1920-1930.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,096 × 3,271 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-184307

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