Jazz for the bears – Vintage Wall Art
![Jazz for the bears, [between 1920 and 1932] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/b1/b1198ef5ce3a-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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Jazz for the bears comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Jazz for the bears
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The setting is the National Zoo in Washington, D.C., where the title suggests jazz was played for the bears. The print comes from the National Photo Company, a Washington firm whose work between about 1906 and 1932 recorded the city's streets, institutions and public events. Jazz was the newest and most fashionable sound of the early 1920s, so pairing it with zoo animals gave the picture a playful, offbeat quality. The record dates it only to between 1920 and 1932, so the exact occasion is not documented.
| Created / published | [between 1920 and 1932] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Genre | Photographic prints 1920-1940. |
| Notes | Title and other information transcribed from caption card and item. LOT subdivision subject: National Zoo. National Photo Company Collection (Library of Congress). No. 34923. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,215 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-107109 |
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