Jazz for the bears – Historic Reproduction
![Jazz for the bears, [between 1920 and 1932] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/33/3308151a32c9-L.webp)
(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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Step back in time with Jazz for the bears, a historic photograph rich in period detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Jazz for the bears
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A jazz performance staged for the bears at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C., gives this picture an unusual twist on the music scene of its era. It belongs to the National Photo Company Collection, a body of commercial photographs of the capital taken by a firm that recorded street life, public events and institutions in the early twentieth century. The record dates the image only to between 1920 and 1932, the years when jazz was spreading quickly through American dance halls, records and radio. Pictures like this one show how a public zoo could become a stage for popular entertainment and a place where city crowds gathered.
| Created / published | [between 1920 and 1932] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Genre | Photographic prints 1900-1940. |
| Notes | Title and other information transcribed from caption card and item. LOT subdivision subject: National Zoo. National Photo Company Collection (Library of Congress). Neg. no. F8-34921. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,212 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-107110 |
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