The Ballads, Blues and Folk Songs of Huddie Ledbetter: The Leadbelly Songbook

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Object Details

Published by

Oak Publications, Inc., American, 1960 - 1967

Edited by

Alan Lomax, American, 1915 - 2002

Moses Asch, Polish American, 1905 - 1986

Subject of

Huddie William Ledbetter, American, 1888 - 1949

Description

The Ballads, Blues and Folk Songs of Huddie Ledbetter: The Leadbelly Songbook. The cover features black and white text printed on an ochre-colored background with photograph of Leadbelly taken by Blanding Sloan and Way Ming Chang in the center.

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Date

1962

Object number

2010.34.15

Restrictions & Rights

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Type

songbooks

paperbacks

Medium

ink on book paper

Dimensions

H x W x D: 9 1/4 x 6 1/8 x 1/4 in. (23.5 x 15.6 x 0.6 cm)

Place made

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification

Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Topic

African American

Blues (Music)

Folk (Music)

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd53a3a8de8-cde8-4c33-b99b-d79f60e7a2f0

Record ID

nmaahc_2010.34.15