From collection J. E. Perkins Collection
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Image of a man seated in front of a small piano. Visible in image: A middle-aged man wearing a coat with wide lapels, a plaid waistcoat, and a striped necktie sits at the keyboard of a compact piano. The instrument appears to be of the type occasionally called "portable"or "compact," and may have only four octaves. Sheet music for single voice with piano accompaniment sits on the music stand. The man and his piano are in the corner of a room, the walls of which have been draped in a dark quilted cover, presumably to dampen sound. Caption on negative sleeve/reverse of print: "008--Organ player" in a hand more modern than that on original Perkins collection negative sleeves. The identity of the man in this photograph is not presently known.
