Bill Monroe

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Object Details

Associated Name

Monroe, Bill

maker

Horenstein, Henry

Description

The country music sound created by Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys starting in 1938, would become a new style of country music named "bluegrass."

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

Horenstein, Henry

negative

1973

print

2003

ID Number

2003.0169.104

catalog number

2003.0169.104

accession number

2003.0169

Object Name

photograph

Physical Description

paper (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 11 in x 14 in; 27.94 cm x 35.56 cm

Place Made

United States: Maryland, Callaway

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Art

Data Source

National Museum of American History

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-5780-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_1271274