Photographs

The Duke Ellington Building, Washington, D.C., 1990
The Duke Ellington building. Duke Ellington birth site marker to the right of mailboxes., Made available in DSpace on 2012-10-09T17:30:45Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 4 b06f015-001display.jpg: 49840 bytes, checksum: f09042964dca87ab3ab144b2ef67e991 (MD5) b06f015-001master.tif: 10644172 bytes, checksum: 42ae53397d216244246ce00b751e9cda (MD5) b06f015-001thumb.jpg: 9721 bytes, checksum: 74eb662fc20dd356782bc34ff43883ce (MD5) manifest.xml: 5334 bytes, checksum: bf8522c093528ec381120cdaf120c7b4 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2002-11-04, Handwritten on back: "photograph by Franz Jantzen c 1990"
Plaque marking Duke Ellington's birth site, Washington, D.C., 1990
Inscribed in plaque: "2129 / WARD PLACE, N.W. / BIRTH SITE OF / Duke Ellington / April 29, 1899 - May 24, 1974 / Edward Kennedy Ellington, a native of Washington, / D.C., was America's pre-eminent composer, musical / innovator, orchestrator, and pianist. His unique and / elegant musical style provided the wonderfully imangi- / native harmonies and richly textured arrangements / that characterized both his solo piano performances / and his orchestrations. We, the beneficiaries of Duke / Ellington's great musical legacy, are honored to par- / ticipate in the celebration of his life and work. / DEDICATED BY / The Duke Ellington Commemorative Committee for the / Duke Ellington International Festival / April 29, 1987 / SPONSORED BY / The D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities / Government of the District of Columbia / Marion Barry, Jr., Mayor", Made available in DSpace on 2012-10-09T17:30:44Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 4 b06f014-001display.jpg: 73241 bytes, checksum: 9acfcda5fb2a5797e839d111907e1cb7 (MD5) b06f014-001master.tif: 13771770 bytes, checksum: 3e27e8d9367b1dffc1c7140efd7e7c57 (MD5) b06f014-001thumb.jpg: 9719 bytes, checksum: 621a7e31a571e32046789563228f025f (MD5) manifest.xml: 5349 bytes, checksum: 12217f70c83f88d666be3ca3b339806e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2002-11-04, Handwritten on back: "photograph by Franz Jantzen c 1990"