Title

'Alexander's Ragtime Band', 1911. Creator: Unknown.

Caption

'Alexander's Ragtime Band', 1911. Bandstand with musicians. The circular portrait is of Sunshine James. Cover to sheet music for a song by Russian-born American composer Irving Berlin (1888-1989). This was Berlin's first major hit. [Ted Snyder Co, New York]

Date

1911

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19F34_438

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

45,0Mb (1,7Mb) / 11,3in x 15,5in / 3387 x 4646 (300dpi)

Keywords

music arts color cover design century band hit sheet music lettering song Bandstand Colour graphic design 1910s 20th century The Print Collector James photograph Unknown Irving Edward Carus Ragtime Emma Alexander's Ragtime Band rag time rag-time Sunshine James Sunshine Irving Berlin Israel Beilin Beilin Israel Berlin Ted Snyder Snyder Ted Theodore Frank Snyder Theodore Frank Edward Snyder Theo F. Theo F Theo F. Snyder Theo F Snyder Emma Carus