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The Harpist, Royal Austrian Band – Historic Reproduction

The Harpist, Royal Austrian Band, c1894 April 2. — historic photograph
The Harpist, Royal Austrian Band, c1894 April 2.. Historic photograph from the Historic Print Archive 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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Step back in time with The Harpist, Royal Austrian Band, 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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The subject here is a harpist, and the title ties the picture to the Royal Austrian Band, a touring musical ensemble, rather than to a single place or stage. The harp sets this image apart from the many band portraits of the period, since the instrument was less common in such groups than brass and woodwinds. The record dates the print to about 1894 and credits J.J. Gibson of Chicago, whose studio registered photographs for copyright. Gibson's work reflects the commercial portrait trade of the 1890s, when performers' pictures were sold to fans and used in promotion. The date and attributions come from an old caption card, so they are worth checking against other sources.

Created / publishedc1894 April 2.
Medium1 photographic print.
Subjects4144-Z2 U.S. Copyright Office Photo copyrighted by J.J. Gibson, Chicago, Ill. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Photog. Index; Music...--Harps; Shelf.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,129 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-131629

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