W.C. Handy

Photographs

W.C. Handy

Handy at the age of 19
Age 19

 

Handy's 65th birthday celebration at the Cotton Club

Celebrating his 65th birthday, November 14, 1938
at the Cotton Club.

Handy on stage with Cab Calloway

At the age of 75 appears in Billy Rose's Violins Over Broadway.  Here he is being introduced by Cab Calloway.

Handy and Duke Ellington

With his good friend Duke Ellington.

Handy in 1926
In 1926, after the publication of his book,
Blues: An
Anthology

Handy at Harlem Hospital

At Harlem Hospital, Handy is photographed with hundreds of cards and telegrams.

 

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